The NOP survey found that 51% opposed legalisation, compared with 37% who were in favour.

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Consumer confidence rose sharply in September, according to GfK NOP, a market-research firm.

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The research was carried out by NOP Research Group for intY Ltd.

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NOP, a polling company, tested seven ways of phrasing the same question.

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Judge Nop Sophon said Cambodia "cannot accept these kinds of crimes".

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Prime Minister Tony Blair's ratings have plunged in the process the latest poll, by NOP for the Independent, shows 59% of Britons think he lied in the run-up to the war.

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