The phrase "at secretive" is not correct in English and does not convey a clear meaning.
It seems to be an attempt to describe a state of being secretive, but it lacks proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The organization operated in a manner that was at secretive, making it difficult for outsiders to understand their motives."
Alternatives: "in a secretive manner" or "in a clandestine way".
On the way out are the days when parliament either rubber-stamped presidential orders or took decisions at secretive meetings in smoke-filled suites at five-star hotels.
Mr. Damon, who plays a super-spy warrior in the "Bourne" films, excels at secretive men, and few are as mysterious as Edward Wilson, the spy catcher in "The Good Shepherd".
He's now a software engineer at secretive startup Transmeta in Santa Clara, California.
Torvalds, now a software engineer at secretive startup Transmeta in Santa Clara, Calif., doesn't personally check every swatch of new Linux code a programmer offers.
Nor did it consider whether conducting biodefense research at secretive nuclear weapons labs could endanger compliance with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, says Marylia Kelley, director of Tri-Valley CAREs.
In addition to his work as a science fiction writer (he appeared at Disrupt SF today to promote his novel Seveneves), Stephenson is chief futurist at secretive AR company Magic Leap, but apparently he's not allowed to talk about his work with the company.
Machiavelli found that he could be at times secretive and taciturn, at other times loquacious and boastful.
Critics -- including members of the tea party -- have expressed dismay, not only at the provision's contents, but at the secretive way in which the biotech rider was introduced.
"Releasing the names of those held at Bagram is an important step toward transparency and accountability at the secretive Bagram prison, but it is just a first step," Melissa Goodman, a lawyer for the A.C.L.U., said in a statement.
At its best, the word "unauthorised" suggests a searingly honest look at a secretive subject.
At a secretive meeting it appointed Vice-President Xi Jinping to a senior military post.
