1.   He took an informal poll among his coworkers.

2.   An informal poll Mithoff conducted found many more Houston hospitals may ban videocameras in delivery rooms.

3.   An informal poll of reporters had Whitaker the clear winner.

4.   An informal poll of the few campers nearby found they had not had as much of a problem as we did.

5.   An Oklahoma City newspaper conducted an informal poll of its readers shortly after the Denver jury handed down its verdict.

6.   An informal poll of conservative groups last year gave Daniels some of the highest marks of any Bush appointee.

7.   An informal poll of youth in her West Bank city of Tulkarem showed most favor attacks on Israelis.

8.   An informal poll of students at Columbia showed a widespread preference for the old-fashioned career route.

9.   An informal poll of theater experts produced two leading contenders, Faith Prince and Bette Midler.

10.   An informal poll of the Devils Wednesday showed that most players were willing to stay around for a week or so.