Even though Costa provided the government with detailed research to perform his duties to the best of his ability, it quickly became apparent that his worst fears were well-founded.

She also spent years working in the Cat Behavior Department of the San Francisco SPCA, which is to say she has well-founded insight into feline and human behavior in shelter environments.

Now, as election day looms and anxieties grow, it seems their concerns were well-founded.

The letter also stated the UK government had given him "refugee status" for five years as it accepted he had the "well-founded fear of persecution and therefore cannot return to your country Singapore".

“In the beginning, we found their fear strange but as our study progressed we realised it was well-founded. We are concerned about their and their close relatives' safety.”