Sport does tend to thrust the begging bowl at politicians, when it would be better employed preparing an unanswerable case for substantial state aid.

There was certainly a powerful, indeed unanswerable case for extending the franchise to women and non-property owners.

He said: "There is a now an unanswerable case for an immediate stimulus package followed by long-term fiscal discipline.

In Shlaim's view, Finkelstein had produced an "unanswerable case" with "irrefutable evidence", proving that Peters' book was both "preposterous and worthless".

When calm was finally restored, was it for something truly engaging, something which would make an unanswerable case for music's power to transcend politics?

Very shortly the public mood was further aroused by the work of the African Olaudah Equiano, whose autobiography demonstrated both literary skill and an unanswerable case against slavery.

He also hoped that success would build an unanswerable case for membership of the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System, which he believed had become vital.

Fabian Society general secretary Andrew Harrop said there was "an unanswerable case for an immediate stimulus package followed by long-term fiscal discipline".

Emotions towards the skipper must be mixed: his runs are obviously needed, but not so many that he presents an unanswerable case for a Test recall.

Instead they decided to get money from GLEB and the trade unions to do a proper feasibility study - one which would deliver an unanswerable case for investment.