Edgett and his team conceded the images were only circumstantial evidence, not proof.

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But those close to the project say that with or without conclusive DNA proof, the circumstantial evidence alone is striking.

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Concrete proof is scarce, but circumstantial evidence is accumulating.

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But the evidence meant to show that foreign money had worked its way into Democratic coffers was circumstantial at best, and without further proof could be explained away as routine investment and consulting fees.

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This part of the speech was a mosaic of circumstantial material, rather than an Adlai Stevenson-like blaze of proof.

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