On the one hand, I haven't yet seen a strong case for being quite as pessimistic as Jaan Tallinn was in the taxi that day.
"With the inflation rate set to remain dampened for the foreseeable future and the credit downturn in full swing, we see a strong case for a steady refi rate throughout 2010," said Tullia Bucco, an economist at UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking in Milan.
The legal adjudicator said he could see a strong case for sex discrimination, but felt the tribunal process would be too stressful for my pregnancy, so we settled out of court and I was made to sign a non-disclosure agreement".
In fact, I see a strong case for parties demonstrating by what they do, not just by the motions they pass, that they are concerned about, say, sporting opportunities for young people in the local area, and taking that one step further and being able to sponsor or run or support community sports teams and clubs.
"In order to boost capital, the committee concluded that dividend policies should be used actively and saw a strong case for limiting distributions to staff, although this might not be costless," according to the minutes of the committee's November meeting, which were released on Tuesday.
Speaking in a personal capacity, Andy Haldane - a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee MPCC) - said he could not see a strong case for a move in either direction.
The Conservative election manifesto states that they see a "strong case" for introducing an "elected element" but "it isn't a priority in the next Parliament".
But he doesn't see a strong case for scrapping H1-B visas, because "you may need temporary people in particular occupations".
Even without the development deal, some economists see a strong case for moving from a smaller market to Southern California.
"We cannot afford to dither any longer, and I cannot see a stronger case for the full-throated backing of the chancellor than a step change in housing supply," he will say.
