11.   Assuming the poll was conducted as scientifically as possible, these apparent contradictions are mind-boggling.

12.   At some point after the O.I.C. investigation became public, Dick Morris volunteered to conduct a poll on the charges reported in the press.

13.   At least three Web sites conducted Miller polls.

14.   Boeing even went so far as commissioning an Israeli research firm, Teleseker, to conduct a poll of the Israeli public on their views.

15.   A Clemson fan Internet site conducted a poll on whether West can restore the program to its former glory.

16.   Ali, who conducted the poll, said he thinks Snowbarger should steer away from social issues and hammer away at fiscal matters.

17.   All the polls were conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research.

18.   British newspapers that conducted polls to try to assess the impact of her death produced contradictory, inconclusive results.

19.   Bruce Merrill, director of the Cronkite Media Research Center at Arizona State University, which conducted the poll, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

20.   But Del Ali, whose Political Media Research Inc. conducts public opinion polls in California, said this time the disaster may create a political dilemma for Wilson.