21.   Another obstacle is that high approval ratings do not automatically translate into actual votes on Election Day.

22.   Anyone dismissing this theory should note that while the President has risen in the polls in recent months, his job approval ratings have hardly moved at all.

23.   As that fight and the next union clash draw closer, the commissioner carries the highest approval rating he has had.

24.   As if he were running against his own government, Cuomo acknowledged throughout the session on Monday many of the frustrations that have contributed to his lowest approval ratings.

25.   At the moment, the public likes what Ashcroft is doing as well, and both men enjoy high approval ratings.

26.   Basking in record-high approval ratings, the White House continued its policy of not commenting on the case.

27.   Because his personal approval rating is far below his job approval rating, most of us have assumed that his support is strictly the product of rampant prosperity.

28.   Both Chirac and Jospin have had high approval ratings throughout most of their terms in office.

29.   A new poll shows the approval rating for Congress is nearing record lows.

30.   A New York Times poll indicated that his approval rating had plummeted.