11.   But leftist protesters ignored the ban.

12.   But most have ignored the ban.

13.   But most unionized workers ignored the ban, union officials said early Friday.

14.   But the World Wildlife Fund says the number of whales being killed is rising every year because Norway and Japan are ignoring the ban.

15.   But Speaker Francis ole Kaparo ignored the ban, saying the legislature was not answerable to the judiciary.

16.   Defying thousands of heavily armed riot police Thursday, tens of thousands of people ignored a ban on rallies to protest against Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

17.   Earlier, the head of the state-owned art gallery where the fair is held said police would intervene if the ban is ignored.

18.   Illing ignored the ban, which the younger Aidid lifted last month after appeals from the Italian special envoy to Somalia, Guiseppe Cassini.

19.   Many people ignore the ban, however, and streets in major cities are already crackling through the night with illegal firecrackers.

20.   New Azerbaijan party officials charged Sunday that opposition groups had made numerous election violations, including ignoring a ban on campaigning on the day before the vote.