But still, as she conceded over coffee and nearly a pack of cigarettes, her final product was usually distorted and misleading.
In the team's qualifying group, France finished the campaign scoring 50 goals and conceded none over the course of ten matches (all wins).
The following season proved to be even more traumatic however, as they failed to win a single league game, conceding over 100 goals in the process.
Murkowski defeated Miller, who conceded after two months of court battles over contested ballots.
In 2000, Lynx won just one of their 19 league games, conceding over 900 points.
Good, he thought, maybe he wasn't ready to concede defeat over this.
He conceded an average of just three runs per over over the tournament, the second best among those who played in more than two games.
However, he has not so far conceded China's sovereignty over Tibet.
Without a peace plank, Humphrey conceded all control over the dynamics of the convention.
He took just 8 wickets, but had a respectable runs conceded per over figure of 4.34.