51.   Contrary to popular opinion, the single life is not in direct opposition to family life.

52.   Despite popular opinion, both expansion teams have expressed a reluctance to recklessly spend right away, though neither was tight with cash last year.

53.   Either he and his agent completely misread popular opinion, or he is refusing to listen to anything but his own peculiar drumbeat.

54.   For the last two decades, cultural theorists have gained ground in the world of ideas and popular opinion.

55.   Ignoring popular opinion abroad will only increase the risk of another Iranian-style revolution in countries like Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.

56.   It is being rejected, as each day passes, by popular opinion of other nations and even by many people in NATO countries.

57.   It is the stabbing of a priest or the outbreak of a gang war that drives political campaigns and popular opinion.

58.   Kennan felt that, contrary to popular opinion, Bledsoe was on the rise as a quarterback.

59.   Ms. Shank, the Ohio lawyer, pointed out that testing popular opinion in such important decisions is as old as clemency itself.

60.   Nevertheless, several analysts said they believed that the court had sought to tailor its ruling to fit popular opinion.