It is an open secret that the capitalist concept is in ruins.
It is an open secret that the levels of fee prescribed in the 1981 regulations were estimated to produce about £37 million.
It is an open secret that there is an urgent need for more trained social workers.
We all know—it is an open secret—that the various miners' unions in the various districts are going through very difficult times indeed.
That is an open secret, as is the fact that it is being used as an instrument of policy.
However, it is an open secret that they will wish to argue for a more generous support system.
Everyone knows—it is an open secret—that we shall not be able to have these elections in time.
It is now an open secret that the museum is having difficulty funding its day-to-day operations.