11.   Italian authorities also banned ads for tobacco and alcohol, to prevent children from hearing them.

12.   Perhaps it is the absence of overt patriotism that led the Chinese authorities to ban it in China and to ask that it be withdrawn at Cannes.

13.   Shortly after Zhao spoke, Chinese media reported that city authorities had banned any new property development.

14.   The American military authorities nominally banned prostitution, but made few efforts to enforce the ban.

15.   The authorities banned commercial fishing and advised people not to eat striped bass caught in the river.

16.   The authorities had banned flights over the city and closed the subways and a number of streets.

17.   The authorities then banned Falun Gong and Zhong Gong, which are rivals.

18.   The Chinese authorities have banned actress Joan Chen from working in the country because she directed a film in a remote rural area that was shot without official permission.

19.   The Chinese authorities have banned people from outside the area from attending.

20.   The authorities also banned civilians from carrying portable radios and firearms in public.