1.   Although financial arrangements between Black and Bain have been a loosely held secret, Hartman Black took off a few more wraps Wednesday.

2.   And each year, the location of the tree is a closely held secret, even from friends and family.

3.   As for the state dinner in Washington, the White House considers the guest list a closely held secret.

4.   At many schools as well, just who is getting help is a closely held secret.

5.   At the insistence of the northern organizers, the talks lack a formal agenda, and even the schedule of events has been kept a closely held secret.

6.   Before Scholastic Press spilled the beans two weeks ago, the title of Harry IV was a tightly held secret.

7.   But Chatalbash decided to keep the paintings, and their existence remained a closely held secret for almost seven years.

8.   But this is the first time in recent memory that such a no-holds-barred tattle has been penned by somebody whose identity is a closely held secret.

9.   How these expectations are arrived at is a closely held secret.

10.   His decision to retire was a closely held secret.