31.   Hotel officials have banned the use of all fireplaces.

32.   However, Munich officials banned the NPD demonstration and also denied a request for a counter-demonstration by leftists, citing the danger of clashes between the two groups.

33.   His biting social commentary often caused officials to ban his plays, but audiences in dozens of countries have rocked with laughter at his satirical farces.

34.   In Germany, Berlin city officials banned the main demonstration by far-left militants in an effort to avoid annual mayhem.

35.   In Leipzig, Cottbus and Halle, officials banned demonstrations by the radical-rightist National Party of Germany.

36.   In New Jersey, high waves and threatening riptides caused officials to ban swimming at many beaches.

37.   In some cities, municipal transport was halted, and some regional officials reportedly banned fuel sales, ordering all supplies to be channeled to farms.

38.   In Wisconsin, election officials on Wednesday banned punch-card ballots like the ones in Florida at the center of the disputed presidential race.

39.   Information Ministry officials banned reporters, photographers and television crews from visiting both Habaniya Airport, where he arrived, and the Canal Hotel, where UNSCOM is headquartered.

40.   International Formula One officials could ban races in the country if there are convictions, the defendants say.