The disclosure caused a furor, stirring concern about public support for the Government's drive to expand its role as a donor of foreign aid.

In other states, the investigations and disclosures here might not have caused so much angst.

A. Sure, there's a theory that disclosure will cause institutional shareholders to band together and throw out management.

The disclosure of the debt caused concern among bond rating agencies.

The disclosure of several high-level corruption cases has caused tensions within the government.

Another said the disclosure of classified information would have caused problems for the intelligence agencies because it was obtained through such means as telephone intercepts.

The government defines information as top secret if its disclosure could cause "exceptionally grave damage to the national security."

It also required the Government to show that disclosure had caused "serious injury" before leakers could be prosecuted.

Confidential: When disclosure might reasonably cause injury to the national interest.

It has to be shown that such an exception is necessary and the disclosure would cause harm.