11.   Opinion polls suggest his party may emerge as the winner, instead of Virtue, which had long topped the polls.

12.   Paisley topped the poll in north Belfast, east Belfast and some predominantly Protestant rural districts.

13.   But in current Israeli opinion surveys, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tops the polls.

14.   Chart Thai was favored, and topped the polls to form a coalition government.

15.   He topped the poll in his native Londonderry.

16.   Kan consistently tops polls of politicians whom the Japanese would most like to have as prime minister.

17.   Kouchner, with his boyish good looks, regularly tops polls of the sexiest politician.

18.   Kan consistently tops polls of politicians Japanese would most like to see elected prime minister.

19.   Luzhkov and Primakov are topping the polls as perspective presidential candidates, although neither has formally declared his candidacy.

20.   The Basque Nationalist Party, which topped the polls, has come under criticism from Aznar and his followers for its contacts with Herri Batasuna.