51.   He could have admitted that cigarettes are a health hazard and that his company was ready to accept reasonable restrictions against their use.

52.   He gave his critics more ammunition in June when he questioned how addictive cigarettes actually were.

53.   He also stressed that Philip Morris had concealed just how addictive cigarettes can be.

54.   He ruled that cigarettes are devices used to deliver drugs.

55.   Her attorneys said RJR knew its cigarettes were addictive and hazardous and failed to warn smokers.

56.   Her stepfather also smoked, and cigarettes were easily accessible in the house.

57.   However, those FDA interventions were based on the health claims, not on the argument that the cigarettes were drug delivery devices.

58.   In both public statements and court filings, the tobacco companies have denied both that cigarettes are addictive and that they have manipulated nicotine levels.

59.   In much of China cigarettes are as much a tool of social interaction as they are an addiction.

60.   In the cloud of litigation, it is easy to forget that cigarettes are here to stay.