1.   However, subsequent independent surveys of actual ballots indicated a dramatic shift, with Mr Fujimori nearing a first-round victory.

2.   The Chief Executive also makes arrangement for an independent annual national survey of client satisfaction.

3.   The commission has contacted the Ramsar Bureau asking it to nominate hydrologists to carry out an independent survey of the scheme.

4.   But despite an independent survey showing the council was being unfairly treated, the Government has refused to budge.

5.   Unemployment may be too high now, but it would be much worse under a Labour government and a national minimum wage which independent surveys show would destroy jobs.

6.   Following are the results of an independent survey conducted by sociologist Nadezhda Kutepova in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

7.   In a recent independent survey, more than half of those polled said life was better under communist rule.

8.   In an independent survey, computer industry consultant Dataquest found that Claris products were ranked highest in terms of performance and value among small-business users.