Sentence examples for secrecy practices from inspiring English sources

"Because of secrecy laws, secrecy practices, the public simply doesn't know why states are doing what they're doing," Dunham said.

4. Abolition of existing secrecy practices within the City, and total and transparent reform of its institutions in order to end corporate tax fraud.

UBS came under blistering attack on Wednesday from officials and lawmakers amid a growing outcry over Swiss banking secrecy practices that Washington says allow rampant tax evasion.

The lawmakers were particularly critical of secrecy practices at the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the International Olympic Committee.

Falciani's lawyer, Marc Henzelin, pointed out that his client was on trial at a time when Switzerland was in the process of dismantling its banking secrecy practices with proposals for new laws that would pave the way for automatic information exchange about offshore accounts held in Switzerland.

"This definitely goes against the president's own pledge for a more open administration, and to move beyond the secrecy practices of the Bush era". A drawn-out standoff over the issue seemed very unlikely Thursday as efforts by Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y). to subpoena Rogers were ruled out of order by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

The other connective allusion is to the strict code of silence and secrecy practiced by the Wasserstein family, a remarkable success machine that also produced Wendy's brother Bruce (a legendary investment banker specializing in takeovers) and her sister Sandra (an advertising and business pioneer).

Another kind of secrecy practiced in medicine is the concealment of surgical wounds and scars.

Although accused of elitism, secrecy, and cultlike practices, the organization remained popular, and Escrivá moved rapidly toward sainthood.

"If UK tax havens fail to adequately tackle the secrecy and other practices that facilitate tax dodging, it is ultimately because the UK allows it".

While Walter Isaacson's recent best-seller "Steve Jobs" focused on Apple's late co-founder and former chief executive, Mr. Lashinsky's book is  about the company's maniacal emphasis on secrecy, its management practices and other pieces of the blueprint that make Apple successful.