Sentence examples for was covertly from inspiring English sources

As elsewhere, Islamic activism was covertly encouraged in the 1970s as a barrier against the left.

By October 24 Eden was covertly committed to the sham war.

"It was covertly recorded after permission was obtained," a source said of the alleged bugging.

At the time, proponents say, Italy was covertly allowing Libyan aircraft to fly through its airspace undisturbed.

Many HUM militants were instructed by an insurgent faction that Britain was covertly training and arming with anti-aircraft missiles.

According to the FBI, 10 years ago Peláez was covertly filmed meeting a Russian official in Peru.

Throughout the crisis, Washington and Moscow traded accusations, both sides claiming the other was covertly pulling strings in Ukraine.

They claimed the military was covertly aiding its enemies to attract more financial and military assistance from the United States.

That must have been the first time that anyone suggested "Behind the Music" was covertly supporting terrorist activity.

By all accounts, though, the south was covertly aiding the rebels in the S.P.L.A.-North and the S.R.F., and some senior government officials were blunt about their aspirations.

Although Davis was covertly working for the C.I.A., he carried credentials as a low-level diplomat, and so was protected by diplomatic immunity.