Sentence examples for fair polling from inspiring English sources

Prince Nawaf's resignation led to the election of a commoner, storied former player Ahmed Eid Alharbi widely viewed as a reformer and proponent of women's soccer, in a country that views free and fair polling as a Western concept that is inappropriate for the kingdom.

But unless security were to improve sharply, it would have been hard to be confident of holding a fair poll.

These were the first fair polls since the NLD won a landslide – ignored by the military – in 1990.

But since the invasion of Iraq it is difficult to imagine a fair poll having any other result.

Kabila loyalists say problems with the electoral roll make it impossible to hold a fair poll this year.

His supporters say logistical and financial constraints mean it is impossible to hold fair polls as planned.

"Stabilisation requires an election," said a Western diplomat, adding that a fair poll is as important as the army's reconquest of the country's northern half.

Mr Gbagbo, who won an election in 2000 when his main rivals were barred from running, is unlikely to win a free and fair poll.

Mr Tsvangirai says that President Robert Mugabe has in the past shown no intention of allowing a free and fair poll, so running would legitimise a bogus process.

The man routinely referred to as the world's greatest living sculptor - voted third greatest living artist in a Vanity Fair poll last year - is worried.

In a recent "60 Minutes"/Vanity Fair poll, 61 percent of respondents said that the first step toward balancing the budget should be increasing taxes on the wealthy.