11.   Its location had been a closely held secret until the requisite hoopla could be generated.

12.   Just what slice of the Internet software business Tellme is aiming at is a closely held secret.

13.   The contents of the packages, the warehouses, even the cities where they are located, are a closely held secret.

14.   The size of Inter-Services Intelligence is a closely held secret, as is the nature of its operations.

15.   Wall Street was stunned by the resignation announcement, a closely held secret that seemed to floor even top Gap executives.

16.   Until recently, the UDDI project was a closely held secret among the three companies.

17.   While speculation about fund-raising totals had been rumbling for days, the Bush total was a closely held secret.

18.   Another closely held secret is the size of the rewards given out.

19.   Still, particulars of the ceremonies remain a closely held SLOC secret.

20.   The existing ban on weapons sales to North Korea will remain intact, but how far the administration will go toward dismantling trade barriers remains a tightly held secret.