Unless they get covert support, they should run out of supplies.

The policy of covert support for the contras was controversial from the start - especially in Congress.

On 15 June it decided to intervene and authorised covert support.

I am ready to offer the full, if covert, support of my Clan, in return for future concessions.

But they expect it to decline significantly if Pakistan ends all covert support.

Previous administrations had provided the French with arms and covert support.

Then there were various forms of covert support for Bush.

These groups can't do it by themselves - they need the covert and overt support of the financial services industry.

They have the spies provide covert support for Fisher, either helping him with his objectives or acting on intelligence he has gathered.

Its most powerful rival had been humbled, but they still commanded a great deal of covert support.