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01. According to a recent [poll], the majority of people in this country support freedom of choice in the matter of abortion.
02. Chretien needs to improve his image in Quebec if he hopes to win at the [polls] in the next election.
03. Wayne Gretzky was voted Canadian Sportsman of the Year in a [poll] of sports writers.
04. Some people believe that [polling] interferes with the democratic process, as people may decide to simply vote for the leading candidate.
05. She is conducting a [poll] of students on campus to find out if there is any support for starting an environmental group.
06. Of those [polled], over 75% said they preferred beer to wine.
07. Peru goes to the [polls] for a federal election on May 25th.
08. Voters are due to go to the [polls] in Pakistan next Monday.
09. If you are not registered to vote, you can do so at the [polling] station.
10. Harry Truman once asked, "How far would have Moses gone if he had taken a [poll] in Egypt?"
11. Sometimes I think certain people respond to [polls] with the answer they think is wanted, rather than with what they really believe.
12. According to a recent [poll], most people in this country are happy with their lives.
13. In November of 1995, the people of Ireland voted to legalize divorce in the closest result in the nation's [polling] history - a margin of less than 1 percent.
14. After Michael Jackson was charged with sexually touching young boys, opinion [polls] showed that more people thought he was guilty than those who thought he was innocent.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • poll — [pōl] n. [ME pol < or akin to MDu, top of the head, head] 1. the head; esp., the crown, back, or hair of the head 2. an individual person, esp. one among several 3. a counting, listing, or register of persons, esp. of voters 4. a voting or… …   English World dictionary

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