1.   Corporal punishment is banned in state schools.

2.   Corporal punishment was banned in state schools five years ago.

3.   Elephant ivory is banned in the U.S.

4.   The book is banned in several countries and has not been publicised.

5.   The book was banned in many countries.

6.   The use of smokeless tobacco is now banned in the minor leagues.

7.   The law, banning traffic in the city centre, was voted through six days ago.

8.   Smoking is banned in the building.

9.   The book was banned in the U.S., as were two subsequent books.

10.   Smoking is now banned in many places of work.