Sentence examples for opaque structures from inspiring English sources
For many huaqiao, they found, the answer lay in "pyramids": extraordinarily complex and opaque structures of private holding companies, layers upon layers of subsidiaries, as well as cross-holdings and informal links with yet more companies.
He reckons that they may facilitate corporate misdeeds, even unwittingly, because unscrupulous managers can use the often complex and opaque structures companies set up in tax havens for all sorts of dodgy doings.
Since then, the EU seemed to live under opaque structures and procedures, in a context of adolescent crisis characterized by a loss of the deeper raison d'être of its enterprise; a time of "normal politics" where the typical "piece-meal engineering" did not necessarily convince the people anymore of its added value.
In addition the multilayered opaque structures are also easy to be characterized by using many different diagnostic techniques: photothermal, photoacoustic, photopyroelectric, and thermographic techniques [39 45].
In a report covering 105 global firms, Transparency International (TI) singled out banks and insurers for special criticism, saying opaque structures in their sector persisted.
Results showed a Tau labelling, which is "clustered" on opaque structures in mutant 4RTau cell lines (Fig. 4C and D: black arrows).
Second, there is the very peculiar and opaque structure of these liabilities.
But to satisfy the government loans, he has been trying to sell divisions, a fact made harder because of A.I.G.'s opaque structure.
Trump said last year that a completely opaque structure would leave agents at risk of being struck by sacks of drugs hurled into the United States.
As part of reforms seeking to counter criticisms of the Bank's sprawling and opaque structure, Carney announced the creation of an oversight unit modelled on the independent evaluation office of the IMF.
Modray is generally against with-profits funds, because of their high charges and opaque structure, which makes it hard to work out what your investment is worth, as well as because of their poor performance.
