(1) Is the veil of Soviet secrecy still shrouding the country?

(2) Bank secrecy was born; even law enforcement on the track of thieves could not pierce it.

(3) Can a government impose the secrecy that intelligence requires and still legitimately claim to be a democracy?

(4) Complete secrecy - even when the public has a sharp interest - can be toxic.

(5) The bidding is conducted in secrecy

(6) Government secrecy breeds corruption, abuse of power and, ultimately, tyranny.

(7) Identification of the voter is simple and the secrecy of the ballot is preserved.

(8) The discussions were subject to strict secrecy and had the character of a conspiracy.

(9) In an era of openness, honesty and transparency the official secrecy surrounding this case has been disturbing.

(10) Later came the explanation that it was all a matter of official secrecy .

(11) Delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention maintained strict secrecy during the proceedings.

(12) We shook on it nonetheless, and promised each other to absolute secrecy .

(13) The process seems to have been finalised a few weeks ago and swaddled in the utmost secrecy .

(14) Tunisia already has 13 deportation detention centres, 11 of which operate in strictest secrecy .

(15) A veil of secrecy has often shrouded the Oval Office.

(16) Granted, government secrecy has meant that hard facts about U.S. interrogation techniques are scarce.

(17) They took an oath to preserve the secrecy of everything to do with the election.

(18) One of the most important principles of voting is the secrecy of the ballot.

(19) Despite the heavy secrecy imposed on this radical program, a storm of opposition will be hard to avoid.

(20) Excessive secrecy cripples everyone's ability to act by hiding government mistakes and corruption.