Sentence examples for remain covert from inspiring English sources

Now, Parliament, and perhaps much of the country, will be pressing to know what else might remain covert about the prime minister's relationship with the media tycoon.

"The main principle of our work in Kenya was to remain covert," Mr. Mohammed wrote in one excerpt quoted in court papers.

Democracy works best when the government minimizes secrecy, including by recognizing that while the mechanics of national security operations must of course remain covert, there's no reason not to openly explain the legal basis for these operations.

The Obama administration is officially refusing to confirm or deny whether the memorandum exists, and technically all of the American drone strikes in Yemen – including the one targeting Mr. Awlaki, which also killed another American citizen, Samir Khan – remain "covert".

He described it as a "covert activity so nothing that we do under equipment interference would cause any damage or leave any trace, otherwise it would not remain covert for very long".

The trip will push her to formalize the separation, though this part of the mission must remain covert: "If Isabella knew that she had purchased a plane ticket in order for me to ask her son for a divorce, I suppose she would have killed me, actually slain me then and there.

British support remained covert throughout.

As it was important to observe normal practice during consultations, the specific topic of the study remained covert in order not to influence patient-led discussions or agenda setting.

But that could be because the accrued experience of state security officials made open demonstrations unlikely and assured that most reactions to the news would remain as covert as a high-five between passing friends on a crowded street, an act viewed in Havana.

While Facebook and Alphabet command half of all mobile advertising dollars, the pursuit of alternative revenue strategies may remain a covert affair.

In other words, in order for the fundamental FoI right to be maximally effective, its existence and exercise may have to remain relatively covert (or unequally known).