The commission's general secretary, Klanarong Chanthick, told the court Monday that "the evidence of intentional asset concealment abounds". "How could he say that he didn't intend to conceal these shares?" Klanarong asked.
"How could he say that he didn't intend to conceal these shares?" Mr. Klanarong said.
He had a slow, methodical way of speaking that seemed intended to conceal his meaning rather than make it plain.
That limit was meant to weed out deliberate misconduct to gain some tactical advantage, say a confession intended to conceal a loved one's guilt.
This was a zinger intended to conceal her frustration at having forgotten the punch line to one of her signature anecdotes.
A lawyer for Mr. Greer, Gregory Miller, said the charges were "without merit" and were the "continuation of a political vendetta intended to conceal the actions of others".
Critics argued that the new strategy was a fig leaf intended to conceal that I.B.M. had given up on OS/2 and wanted to cut its losses.
Mr. Skilling was questioned by the special committee's lawyers about those allegations, and he denied any knowledge that the deal was intended to conceal losses.
"Defendants intentionally concealed or suppressed their disregard for the long-term viability of the league intending to defraud plaintiffs and class members and intended to conceal the fact that the league was insolvent," their lawsuit argues.
Simply to protest the hearings and call for them to be canceled, as some have done, strikes many non-Muslims as uncooperative, or as intended to conceal dark secrets or un-American behavior.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration later followed suit with a report that detailed a dubious record of safety documentation at the mine, including the use of multiple sets of books, intended to conceal safety problems from inspectors.
