101.   The poll has a margin of sampling error plus or minus three percentage points.

102.   The polls have Gore and Gov. George W. Bush of Texas in a statistical dead heat here, just as they have been in national race.

103.   THE POLLS STILL TOO CLOSE A new national presidential preference poll has Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore locked in a race too close to call.

104.   The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus five percent.

105.   The poll had Dole up three points, and Clinton down six points, since a trial-heat in April.

106.   The poll nonetheless had Schundler in a statistical tie with Franks among a smaller sample of conservative Republicans.

107.   The Times polls each had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

108.   There are those who take on the task and pretend their poll has meaning.

109.   These polls have margins of sampling error of plus or minus four points.

110.   This is never a big statewide story and the nonbinding poll has little significance.