1.   A U.S. senator yesterday introduced a watered-down version of the failed Communications Decency Act in an attempt to prevent minors from seeing pornography on the Web.

2.   He also said it contained provisions to prevent minors from betting online and by telephone.

3.   Last month, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino ordered the installation of smut-blocking software on public library computers to prevent minors from viewing Internet pornography.

4.   Opponents of smokingn are suspicious of any industry efforts to prevent minors from buying cigarettes because lifetime smoking habits are generally established during adolescence.

5.   Steinhardt said the legislation might prevent minors from communicating over the Internet with organizations offering advice on gay rights, birth control, and abortion.

6.   The bill is described as necessary to prevent minors from buying prohibited alcohol from out-of-state suppliers.

7.   The FDA provides money to the states to insure that stores are checking age identification to prevent minors from buying cigarettes.

8.   The ratings are used by theaters and video rental stores to theoretically prevent minors from watching or buying inappropriate material.

9.   The Web page cites industry-sponsored programs for home, school, college campuses and retailers purportedly designed to prevent minors from abusing alcohol.

10.   He said police would be deployed outside popular tourist attractions, including restaurants and dance halls, to prevent unaccompanied minors from entering.