31.   For more than a year, the Egyptian government has been struggling to enforce a ban on the cutting away of female genitals.

32.   He won an injunction barring the township from enforcing the ban.

33.   In December, the Regents warned libraries throughout the state that they would start enforcing the ban in January.

34.   In another unpopular move, soldiers have enforced a ban on miniskirts and tight pants.

35.   In mid-May, the minister of health announced that the government would redouble efforts to enforce a ban on buying blood and to regulate the blood-collection industry.

36.   It also was unclear how effectively the ban will be enforced.

37.   Its passage has sparked a debate in this town southwest of Boston about what constitutes a playground, and how the town will enforce the ban.

38.   Last month, a federal judge granted Kansas City officials permission to at least temporarily enforce the ban while the case is pending.

39.   Logarta doubted that the council has the authority to enforce a ban.

40.   Nevertheless, fewer agencies had actually been enforcing the ban on gays and lesbians receiving security clearances in recent years.