1.   Buoyed by polls showing him with a comfortable lead, Clinton displayed the enthusiasm of a front-runner who is about to claim his prize.

2.   Chirac journeys to Noordwijk with the wind at his back, buoyed by polls showing the center-right coalition staying in charge of the legislature.

3.   Gore himself seemed energized by the post-convention swing, buoyed by polls showing he is gaining on, or even besting, Bush.

4.   The White House, buoyed by polls showing public disapproval of the impeachment inquiry, is counting on at least a dozen Republican defections.

5.   They have also been buoyed by polls showing that the public soured on the Republicans during their drive to impeach President Clinton.

6.   He was buoyed by polls taken of constituency party chairmen and Tory members of the European parliament showing overwhelming support in favour of him as party leader.