original: The following year, a newspaper solicited eleven design proposals (all but one of which was a Nordic cross) and polled the people to determine the most popular.
simplifications: The following year, a newspaper asked for eleven design proposals (all but one of which was a Nordic cross) and polled the people to find out the most popular. The next year, a newspaper made eleven designs and asked many people to find which one is the most popular. A newspaper solicited eleven design proposals. All but one design was a Nordic cross. It polled people for the most popular choice. The next year, a newspaper asked for eleven design proposals. All but one of these was a Nordic cross. The newspaper then polled the people to determine the most popular. A newspaper solicited eleven design proposals the following year (all but one was a Nordic cross) and polled the people to determine the most popular. The next year, a newspaper collected eleven design proposals and asked people to vote on their favorite. The next year, a newspaper received eleven design proposals and all but one had a Nordic cross. They polled the people to determine the most popular. The following year, a newspaper solicited eleven design proposals (except the Nordic cross) and polled the people to determine the most popular. A newspaper solicited eleven design proposals in the following year. Ten of the designs was a Nordic cross. The newspaper polled the people to vote for the most popular. The following year, the newspaper asked for eleven design proposals (all but one of which was a Nordic cross) and asked people to identify the most popular.