11.   APTV canvasses opinion on the streets.

12.   Samaranch has been canvassing the opinions of IOC members and is expected to settle on a formula later this week.

13.   The government insists the amendments were drawn up by an independent commission that toured the country canvassing popular opinion.

14.   But as the host country, he noted that Singapore had a responsibility to consult and canvass opinions from as many as countries as possible.

15.   Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a Nigerian traditional chief who is the Commonwealth secretary-general, has spent months canvassing opinion about what member countries want to raise.

16.   Lu was here to canvass opinion on the handover, but ensured he heard very few dissenting voices.