91.   But Protestant Bishop Ivan Osusky said such a ban was unlikely to be enacted soon.

92.   By enforcing such a ban with armed riot police, authorities were violating constitutional freedoms, he said.

93.   Clinton already has urged such a ban in the United States, but impetus for the summit statement came from French President Jacques Chirac.

94.   Congress is considering such a ban.

95.   EU scientists are still evaluating such a ban and will not make a firm recommendation until September, officials said.

96.   Even lawmakers who support such a ban branded the vote an empty gesture and called for a decisive government action to enact legislation.

97.   EU Agriculture Commission Franz Fischler announced such a ban on Monday, but on Tuesday other EU officials said he had no authority to act.

98.   Fifty-six percent oppose such a ban.

99.   Fahrenkopf said the commission did not intend for Congress to get involved in such a ban.

100.   Formula One organizers have threatened to drastically reduce Grand Prix races in the EU if such a ban was instituted on short notice.