Yet the ordinary voters may not be so sure: according to a survey by BVA, a polling group, 53% did not find her speech convincing.

但是普通选民对其可并不十分看好：一个民调机构BVA的调查结果显示，约有53%的民众并不看好其竞选纲领。

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For example, psychologists have found reason to believe that owning a dog helps lower your blood pressure and your cholesterol [source: BVA].

比如，心理学家有理由相信，养狗有助于降低血压和胆固醇。

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In a poll published this week by BVA, respondents thought Ms Royal “nicer”, more “modern” and more “reassuring”, but Mr Sarkozy more “competent” and “authoritative”.

在BVA本周公布的一项民意测验中，人们认为Royal女士更有亲和力，更现代，更可靠，而Sarkozy先生更能干，且更有领导才能。

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And an opinion poll conducted by BVA-Absoluce suggested that 52% of voters now saw the National Front as a "party like the others".

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Assuming the polling is reputable (and it is by a well-known firm, BVA) it serves as a useful reminder that Moroccan communities in different bits of western Europe are anything but monolithic: they report very different experiences and views of the world.

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Associate Professor Gregg Suaning, of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering and a project leader in the national bionic eye consortium, Bionic Vision Australia (BVA), said the new, 98-channel microchip, now undergoing preliminary lab testing, was a major step towards the goal of a functional bionic eye.

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