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The problem, and risk, is circular deals and off-balance sheet arrangements are opaque and make it almost impossible for the average investor to compare revenue with spending.

With spotty data, the task force’s operations remain opaque, making it difficult to capture a complete picture of its work.

Neither of ABT’s two hardworking casts, with leading couples framed by male and female ensembles, made their dramatically opaque and intermittently acrobatic work look more than thankless.

They were allowed to render opaque multiple-choice verdicts, as long as all the jurors agreed that some crime was intended to be covered up.

Investors have tended to steer clear because the stocks are underrepresented in global equity indexes and because the companies can be opaque about their operations.