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

22.   The trend then reversed and underage smoking began to rise.

23.   This whole issue of the FDA regulations being based on the fact they want to address underage smoking is just misguided, and certainly unconstitutional.

24.   Advocacy groups have warned that underage smoking is the gateway to an adult addiction that kills a half-million people annually.

25.   In any event, new restrictions may not be the quickest or most effective way to combat underage smoking.

26.   In speeches to the conference, tobacco industry representatives all stressed their desire to work with WHO on issues like underage smoking.

27.   Major tobacco manufacturers said they were willing to work with WHO on some anti-smoking measures such as underage smoking.

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

29.   Industry officials see the attack on underage smoking as an attempt to establish a beachhead to ban cigarettes completely.