1.   An advertising ban will save many children from being misled into thinking smoking is a smart, sophisticated practice.

2.   Is an advertising ban a denial of freedom of speech?

3.   For what other reason does he oppose a blanket advertising ban on tobacco?

4.   Government policy was aimed at reducing the number of smokers in the country and an advertising ban would go a good way to achieving this, he said.

5.   Canadian officials said they believed the advertising ban would meet any constitutional test and would also satisfy World Trade Organization standards.

6.   Conrad said the advertising ban would likely be challenged in court by businesses that benefit from tobacco advertising, such as convenience stores.

7.   Democrats and Republicans alike in Congress are questioning whether even a voluntary agreement to the advertising ban can withstand a constitutional challenge.

8.   Eight licensed pharmacies, each of which specializes in compounding particular types of drugs, sued in Federal District Court in Las Vegas to overturn the advertising ban.

9.   Germany, Austria and Denmark have been the most hard-line opponents of an advertising ban, and Britain was until recently as well.