Dog owners in the building have become covert, exercising their pets at night or walking them on the roof.
In addition, Mr. Stone had announced "a covert reconnaissance exercise" in April, during which "anyone who happened upon the exercise who did not acquiesce to Hutaree demands could be killed," the indictment said.
The US and others believe that the failed launch, in defiance of international pressure, was a covert military exercise as the rocket used– the Taepodong-2 – is equally capable of carrying warheads.
Little did they know that the previous night instructions had gone out from President Roosevelt to FBI chief J Edgar Hoover to launch what was to be an extraordinary covert intelligence exercise that had to fool both the exiled royals and the US secret service agent who was guarding them.
There is hence an emotional cost linked to covert use.
To provide more clarity than the 1973 War Powers Resolution, our statute also defines what types of hostilities would not be considered significant armed conflicts — for example, training exercises, covert operations or missions to protect and rescue Americans abroad.
If the Prince of Wales can exercise covert influence over what sort of building goes up in Chelsea, how can we be sure that he will not at least try to use his royal prestige and connections to impose his will on other decisions which are none of his business?
"They are exercising covert selection," said Sir Peter.
But as to the book as a whole, Glow strikes me as a fiendishly convoluted exercise in covert authorial prophylactics and artistic uncertainty.
As a result, it's now able to carry out increasing numbers of overt and covert missions, from training exercises to drone assassinations. .
