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" Poll " is an archaic legal term referring to documents with straight edges ; these distinguished a deed binding only one person from one affecting more than a single person ( an " indenture ", so named during the time when such agreements would be written out repeatedly on a single sheet, then the copies separated by being irregularly torn or cut, i. e. " indented ", so that each party had a document with corresponding tears, to discourage forgery ).
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Achill is attached to the mainland by Michael Davitt Bridge, between the villages of Gob an Choire ( Achill Sound ) and Poll Raithní ( Polranny ).
It is the second favorite book by American readers, just behind the Bible, according to a 2008 Harris Poll.
A successful candidate must achieve a quota, which is " calculated by dividing the Total Valid Poll by one more than the number of seats to be filled, ignoring any remainder and then adding 1 vote.
** Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Poll tax, is introduced in Scotland.
' Poll ' is an old legal term referring to official documents that had cut edges ( were polled ) so that they were straight.
) It is important to use the Total Valid Poll, which is arrived at by subtracting the spoiled and invalid votes from the total poll.
The Red Poll is a dual-purpose breed of cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century.
* A collection of survey data and statistics used to produce the Metro Poll and the Minnesota Poll for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company is available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society.
It is also home to the retired FA and World Cup referee Graham Poll.
* Poll average: Both the AP and ESPN-USA Today coaches polls were averaged to make a number which is the poll average.
* Harris Interactive Poll: A team's score in the Harris poll will be divided by 2, 875, which is the maximum number of points any team can receive if all 115 voting members rank the same team as Number 1.
* Coaches ' Poll: This is calculated in the same manner as the AP Poll number.
Another example of Manne's ability to transcend the narrow borders of any particular school is the series of trio albums he recorded with guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Ray Brown as " The Poll Winners ".
The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, NME ( New Musical Express ). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the NME Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of the magazine.
This power exists only for parish councils, and not larger authorities, it is commonly known as the " Parish Poll ".
The baseball team at Columbus State University has made seven trips ( 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2007 ) to the College World Series, twenty-three ( 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 ) NCAA Regional Championship appearances, and is frequently in the NCSWA National Top 30 Poll.
Sporting trophies are also crafted by Waterford, such as the Masters Series crystal shield trophies that are awarded to the winner of each of the nine men's professional tennis Masters Series tournaments, the AFCA National Championship Trophy that is awarded to the US college football team which finishes the season at the top of the Coaches Poll, and a representation of the Ashes urn that is presented to the winners of the Test cricket series between England and Australia.
Poll results from the Pew Charitable Trust in April 2008 show that 50 % of voters thought presidential campaigning is " too negative ," up from 28 % in February 2008.
Those who pay sufficient tax ( this is not a Poll tax, rather an automatic qualification ) gain suffrage automatically.
The Canadian equivalent of a precinct is known as a Poll.
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Mass protests were called by the All-Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation, with which the vast majority of local Anti Poll Tax Unions ( APTUs ) were affiliated.
Her replacement, John Major, replaced the Community Charge with the Council Tax, similar to the rating system that preceded the Poll Tax.
Even so, Willkie remained a long-shot candidate ; the May 8 Gallup Poll showed Dewey at 67 % support among Republicans, followed by Vandenberg and Taft, with Willkie at only 3 %.
Warwick was named the Bestselling Female Vocalist in the Cash Box Magazine Poll in 1964, with six chart hits in that year.
Although he began the race with a full war-chest and tied for first place with Dole in the 1995 Iowa Straw Poll, his campaign was fatally wounded when in an upset he lost the Louisiana Caucus on February 7, 1996 to Pat Buchanan ( the final delegate count was 13-8 ).
When Class War spokesman Andy Murphy praised those who had rioted in the Trafalgar Square Poll Tax Riots as " working class heroes ", Class War gained wider media exposure ( including a ' tea time ' interview with Ian Bone on the Jonathan Ross Show ( see Poll Tax Riots )).
In 1962, Johnny toured Britain for the first time with Gary U. S. Bonds and Gene McDaniels, where he made an appearance on the New Musical Express Poll Winners ’ Concert and several TV appearances.
Already suffering from low approval ratings, Davis's numbers hit historic lows in April 2003 with 24 % approval and 65 % disapproval, according to a California Field Poll.
The mural was painted in 1990 by local resident Mark Francis, drawing a parallel with the contemporary campaign against the Community Charge (' Poll Tax ').
An Ipsos-Reid Poll conducted after the fallout from the first report of the Gomery Commission on the sponsorship scandal showed the Tories practically tied for public support with the governing Liberal Party, and a poll from the Strategic Counsel suggested that the Conservatives were actually in the lead.
In this game, USC defeated Michigan, 28 – 14, thus earning the top ranking in the AP Poll and a share of the national championship with BCS champion LSU ( USC, despite being # 1 in the AP poll, did not qualify for the BCS championship game because of their standing in the BCS system ).
" In September 2011, the City Paper Reader's Poll awarded the National Aquarium in Baltimore with the title of " Best Attraction " and the " Best Place to Take Kids ".
On 31 May 2012 some Barwell residents held a Parish Poll to vote on whether the housing element of the SUE should be constructed, with 22 % of residents voting against.
* Silvia Poll Ahrens ( born 1970 ), Central American swimmer – with Olympic medal
* Claudia Poll ( born 1972 ), Central American swimmer – with Olympic gold medal
Following the results of the October 18 Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll, Smitherman and Ford were practically tied for first place, with Ford at 41 % and Smitherman at 40 %.
Under the circumstances, it was somewhat routine to have a split national championships with the Coaches Poll.
The USC Trojans ended the regular season ranked # 3 in the final BCS standings, with three Coaches Poll voting coaches defecting from their agreement with the BCS to vote its designated game winner as champion, instead voting for USC.
* " Millennium Poll on Corporate Responsibility ", Environics International Ltd., in cooperation with The Prince of Wales Trust, September 1999.
The film was highly acclaimed, topping the Village Voices Film Critics ' Poll in 2000, with Claire Denis also placing at # 2 for best director.
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* The Motion Picture Daily Fame Poll designates Bing Crosby " Top Male Vocalist " for the ninth straight year.
In the 2005 – 06 season, Donovan's young Gator squad posted the school's best-ever win streak to start a single season, reeling off seventeen straight wins and reaching No. 2 in the nation in the AP Poll.
The 2008 season culminated in USC's seventh straight Pac-10 Championship, seventh straight BCS bowl appearance and seventh straight finish in the top 4 of the AP Poll.
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