11.   Until now, foreigners have been barred from investing in telephone companies.

12.   Originally, the bill barred foreigners from buying farmland in border areas but elsewhere left it up to local authorities to decide whether to permit sales to foreigners.

13.   Accountancy and law are for instance two of those service professions from which foreigners are barred.

14.   Among the provisions Estrada wants changed are those limiting foreign ownership of local businesses and barring foreigners from owning land.

15.   Another obstacle to development is the lack of investment, because the Russian diamond industry clings to strict rules barring foreigners from exporting the gems.

16.   Another eight foreigners were barred Thursday from leaving Bali for Dili, allegedly for security reasons.

17.   At present, Philippine laws bar foreigners from owning property.

18.   China barred foreigners Thursday from running theaters and performing troupes, widening a Communist Party campaign to tighten control over the arts and media.

19.   Currently, foreigners are barred from involvement in sectors involved with arms production, Thai culture or tradition, and national resources.

20.   Currently, foreigners are barred from sectors involved with arms production, Thai culture or tradition, and national resources.