Almost uncomfortably intense, it was certainly compelling.
But in a value-driven economy, clothes that do double duty are certainly compelling.
"Greetings from Robotistan, outsourcing's cheapest new destination," wrote HfS Research, an outsourcing blog.The economics of Robotistan are certainly compelling.
This could be a powerful step because when you start to stack up the numbers they are certainly compelling.
In a value-driven economy, fashions that can be tweaked to travel from workplace to gym and to cocktails are certainly compelling.
And, if it is, does it follow that globalisation has been a failure because its benefits have been pinched by the rich?The evidence that the rich have done best is certainly compelling.
But the legacy of the man behind the creation of Citigroup, the world's largest financial institution, and its boss until 2003, is still far from clear.His story is certainly compelling.
Though the film falters, the World War II story that inspired it — a B-24 bombing mission seemingly cursed from the outset (beginning on a Friday the 13th), flying from Australia to destroy enemy refineries in Borneo — is certainly compelling.
The idea that Bourdin might have attempted to use his bomb to "stop time", or at least to highlight Government control of people's use of time, is certainly compelling.
It would almost certainly compel the new leadership in China, also set to be unveiled this month, to respond, increasing the risk of a trade war between the two largest economies — one Mr. Romney would most likely have to fight without the support of the International Monetary Fund or World Trade Organization.
