21.   The regulations, designed to curb underage smoking, would ban some kinds of tobacco product marketing and advertising.

22.   The tobacco industry has proposed a set of voluntary steps to curb teen smoking in hopes of heading off new government regulations.

23.   The White House and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill last week pledged to work together to craft legislation aimed at curbing teen smoking in this country.

24.   These early steps will be intended to curb teen-age smoking, and they will include restrictions on vending machine sales and on advertising that reaches children.

25.   Tobacco critics have been pushing for such regulation of nicotine as a more effective way to curb underage smoking.

26.   In August Bahrain announced a series of measures aimed at curbing smoking, including a ban on tobacco-growing and cigarette production.

27.   President Bill Clinton is set to back a controversial plan to declare nicotine an addictive drug, a step aimed at curbing teenage smoking by restricting advertising and sales.

28.   Since his election he has moved to raise educational standards, curb teenage smoking and give families more time to care for children and ailing relatives.