31.   It topped the poll in December elections, but without enough to command a majority, thus precipitating the political logjam.

32.   Opinion polls forecast that Yeltsin and Zyuganov would top the poll and fight it out in a second round runoff in early July.

33.   The Christian Democrats, who have spent the last eight years in oppostion, are expected to top the poll and drive out the Labour-led coalition.

34.   The candidate topping the poll, is named president of the collective presidency.

35.   The defeat came as a surprise after the SPD topped the polls through the winter.

36.   The defeat was unexpected, given that the SPD had topped the polls throughout the winter.