1. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.

2. They had little faith that the hoi polloi would very soon be using computers.

3. Anthony will be in the VIP lounge where he doesn't have to mix with the hoi polloi.

4. They helped keep the 3, 800 delegates and alternates, more than 90 percent white, from the hoi polloi.

5. But the bigger message was: American justice depends on the welfare of hoi polloi .

6. Others are highly successful in non-pop genres but are remembered by the public for the one that appealed to the hoi polloi .

7. The sites -- essentially MySpace for millionaires -- promise safe havens for the affluent where they can flirt, swap advice, plan parties and find new pals without mixing with hoi polloi.

8. These countries see freedom of speech and access to information as minor issues comparatively, but the big juntas and dictators have a vested interest in keeping the hoi polloi uninformed.