Gravel would later concede that by the time of his defeat, he had alienated "almost every constituency in Alaska."

"Might be," he conceded, not in the least nonplussed by my frankness.

But he wasn't conceding victory to his opponents yet, by any means.

Most goals conceded by a single goalkeeper in a season:

As a result, he holds a Liverpool record for the fewest goals conceded by a keeper in their first 50 games.

Even if what you say is true-and I don't concede it by a long shot!

"I guess they're pretty strong words," he conceded later by telephone, "but it is pretty bad."

And yet he remains what he has always been - a highly unpopular figure, a point conceded by members of his own party.

He has the unwanted record of conceding the most runs by a bowler in a Test match innings.

I welcome the improved borrowing facilities for the poorest countries conceded by the financial institutions.