And I wouldn't permit him to take such an action because it might compromise my sources and methods.

Police officers may be in position to stop a bomber, but their best intentions could compromise sources and methods that have taken years to develop.

But we were very concerned about compromising our sources and methods by turning over solid intelligence information.

Senior officials said they could not include sensitive intelligence information because it could compromise their sources and methods of investigation.

Similarly, she argued that she couldn't provide any details about "compliance incidents" without compromising confidential sources and methods.

We did not disclose anything that would compromise intelligence-gathering methods.

We felt strongly that the decision to air the hearings compromised some intelligence sources and methods by broadcasting inadvertent slips of the tongue.

Raw intelligence reports cannot be published without compromising confidential sources and methods.

We have avoided anything that might compromise intelligence-gathering methods, like communications intercepts.

We have avoided anything that might compromise American or allied intelligence-gathering methods such as communications intercepts.