Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of NHS England, said the "moral and social" case for improving weekend care was now "unassailable", as he and other leading doctors published a comprehensive analysis of weekend death rates.
So for the last couple days Merkel has been playing down expectations of a comprehensive solution before the weekend, even as Sarkozy ups the ante with such remarks as, "There will be no second chance for Europe".
Listen to 5 live Rugby from 20 00 GMT on Thursday for a comprehensive preview of the weekend's internationals.
Listen to 5 live Rugby with Matt Dawson on Thursday from 19 30 GMT for a comprehensive preview of the weekend's Tests.
He went on to say that Tesco opened on Sundays because it made a profit, but making the NHS provide a comprehensive service at the weekend would cost money for a "public service with a fixed inadequate budget".
In a rational world, you should be able to open an app wherever you are on a Friday night and have it deliver a comprehensive list of nearby concerts or weekend music festivals you would enjoy.
This weekend, I published a comprehensive overview of the epic hundred-billion-dollar Qualcomm versus Broadcom merger battle that has taken place over the past few weeks.
While BBC Radio 5 live and 5 live Sports Extra will continue to have non-exclusive rights to all Football League, League Cup and play-off matches, and Mark Clemmit will present a comprehensive round-up of all the weekend's Football League action every Monday on 5 live Sport throughout the season.
Journalist Larry Kane, who befriended Lennon in 1964, wrote a comprehensive biography of Lennon which detailed the "Lost Weekend" period.
Check out the NYPH11 Web site for a comprehensive schedule of events for tonight and the rest of the weekend.
The weekend breakthrough is but the first stage, lasting six months, towards a "comprehensive' settlement of the dispute with Iran.
