1.   Early polls showed a majority of Californians favored the surtax.

2.   Americans for a Fair Estate Tax planned to release a poll on Wednesday that showed that a majority of voters favored adjusting but not repealing the estate tax.

3.   Biden countered that, to the best of his knowledge, this is the first time it has happened when a majority of the committee favors holding a hearing.

4.   Biden replied that, to the best of his knowledge, this is the first time it has happened when a majority of the committee favors holding a hearing.

5.   A clear majority favors the bill in the Senate, where it would pass if Trent Lott, the majority leader, permitted a vote.

6.   A majority of moderates favored peaceful negotiations with Jakarta through international mediation, while a more radical minority wanted the formation of a provisional government in exile.

7.   A majority favors selling food and medicine to Cuba, polls show, though most exiles voice support for the embargo.

8.   A majority of Americans favor increased regulation of cigarettes, according to a poll done for the Tobacco Institute.

9.   A majority of members favor conditional grants, or grants that are given if a state meets certain conditions.

10.   But four other jurors said he took little part in deliberating and said the majority favored acquittal.