11.   Palestinian newspapers, no longer under rigorous Israeli censorship, now carry banner headlines in language once banned by the Israelis as incendiary.

12.   President Boris N. Yeltsin has denounced anti-Semitism, and Mayor Yuri M. Luzhkov of Moscow has banned marches by fascist groups.

13.   Some people remark that the aluminum siding, banned by zoning laws until a few years ago, makes the houses look fake, like a toy village.

14.   Tattoos, once banned by missionaries and the government, are again popular, not only with the islanders but also visitors.

15.   Tensions erupted in his administration last month after the Communists, a junior partner in the coalition, called for laws banning layoffs by profitable corporations.

16.   Though Michigan has no law banning adoptions by gay couples, its statute permits only married couples and single individuals to adopt.

17.   What if the transgression is, for example, an athlete ingesting a substance that has been banned by the official organization regulating the sport?

18.   Besides unleashing its media against Thailand, Myanmar has closed key border crossings, expelled Thai workers and banned visits by official Thai delegations.

19.   Brussels, Belgium, seat of the EU, tried to take a tougher line by banning demonstrations by Turks and Kurds for now.

20.   Brussels, Belgium, the seat of the EU, tried to take a tougher line by temporarily banning demonstrations by Turks and Kurds.