However, the show fell out of favour with ITV in the early 1990s, and Thames took it to BBC One in 1994.

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The opinion polls, which show him lagging far behind Mr Netanyahu, consistently show a majority in favour of continuing the peace talks with the Palestinians, and prepared for far-reaching concessions.

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Public opinion polls show a small majority in favour of a Palestinian state.

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Labour's Austin Mitchell said a vote in favour of a referendum "will show a thing or two to the people that they can trust us because we have their interests at heart".

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Opinion polls show at least 80% of Israelis are in favour of the fence.

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People show consideration for others in the hope or expectation that the favour will be returned.

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It revolved around transcripts of phone taps which appeared to show key figures in Italian football putting pressure on referees to favour certain clubs.

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"We rely on them, we seek their favour, we live, we die politically because of what they write and what they show and sometimes that means we are not courageous or spineful enough to stand up when wrong has occurred, " he said.

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