51.   But its liquor division was battered by a shift by consumers away from hard liquor.

52.   Cockfighting also falls into this category, for negative forces favor fresh blood and hard liquor, among things suitable for their rough character.

53.   In emerging markets, Jacobsen said, consumers often switch from drinking hard liquor to beer.

54.   In January, the head of the new opposition government banned hard liquor statewide.

55.   In Minsk, authorities issued a special permit allowing the sale of hard liquor as well.

56.   In the capital Minsk, authorities issued a special permit allowing the sale of hard liquor as well at the polls.

57.   NBC has backed off a new policy that made it the first U.S. broadcast network to run hard liquor commercials.

58.   Salt Lake organizers have designated an official beer, champagne and wine, though Olympic rules prohibit them from awarding sponsorships to tobacco companies or hard liquor distillers.

59.   Teens in a separate focus group study told interviewers they believe sweetened malts are marketed to youth and lead them to try drinks like hard liquor.

60.   Television ads for hard liquor were relegated to the same time slot, with the added caveat that they not make drinking seem too appealing.