1.   And those high poll ratings, they argued, translate into more power in negotiations with Congress.

2.   His poll ratings keep slipping.

3.   It is uncertain how the return of the public Gingrich will affect his poll ratings or those of his party.

4.   Less than two years ago, at the end of the Gulf War, he had the highest poll rating of any President.

5.   Mr Major and his chancellor, Norman Lamont, still have the lowest poll ratings since the second world war.

6.   Although Bush has aggressively downplayed presidential talk, he continues to receive high poll ratings, even in states he has avoided.

7.   As a result, his poll ratings soared.

8.   At the time, Blair was seen as arrogant, insensitive to the countryside and out of touch with voters, and his poll ratings tumbled.

9.   Before the recent parliamentary election he always received the highest poll ratings of any politician mentioned as a possible presidential candidate.

10.   Bet he wishes those were his poll ratings.