But the Mail had shown that the links existed, which Harman could not deny, and Newsnight provided a forum for her to say sorry, to apologise for being the legal officer of an organisation that offered credibility to PIE.
And I offer credibility with the public who've never voted for us - the ability to relate to people in all walks of life, every faith group and community, because I've been doing that for years.
By setting an audacious but achievable target and vetting that target through experts, incentive competitions offer credibility and "air cover" for entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors who want to pursue a path that would otherwise be considered too risky, Diamandis adds.
But the lessons he offers on credibility, in particular, will be beneficial to the public relations agendas of all.
Then again, a lot of people like the knowledge that they've bought a real SUV, not a poseur, and the 4Runner offers that credibility.
When we participate in these activities ourselves it offers us credibility when we ask others to try.
Tony Pipa, a consultant who started the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, said the funds offered donors credibility and accountability.
Offsets with these standards offer extra credibility, but that still doesn't make them watertight.
In an age of social media and declining deference, it seems individuals may offer more credibility than institutions.
The documents shed light on a rarely public corner of Washington lobbying, where industry lobbyists join with grass-roots groups that offer ideological credibility and deep mailing lists of sympathetic activists — sometimes for a price.
