1.   During the drought, residents were barred from watering their gardens, or washing their cars.

2.   An amendment would have overridden laws in the District of Columbia barring residents from owning handguns.

3.   But their efforts to restore power led power crews and police to bar many residents from returning to their homes as a safety precaution.

4.   He said the state should bar new residents from entering the homes until they are all thoroughly inspected.

5.   Michigan primaries are open to voters of any political affiliation, and a state law even bars residents from registering by party.

6.   The amendment, among other things, bars residents of a state from suing that state in a federal court.

7.   The court ruled unanimously that cities may not bar residents from posting signs on their own property.

8.   The measure would bar undocumented residents from public education, nonemergency health care and social services.

9.   The officers eventually allowed the trucks to drive a few hundred yards into the camp, but they refused to lift a curfew barring residents from leaving their homes.

10.   Arafat cannot travel by land since Israeli troops have been encircling all Palestinian towns, barring residents from entering or leaving.