51.   Saying the skimpy attire was too distracting, officials banned them from the government palace beginning Tuesday.

52.   School officials may ban any and all symbolic speech with impunity.

53.   The government has also allowed local officials to ban public access to forests, and both cars and pedestrians are being routinely searched in these areas.

54.   The Interfax news agency said officials have banned fishing and swimming in the river and closed down several riverside summer camps.

55.   The officials banned aerosols and most liquids on the planes, the sources said.

56.   U.S. officials have banned passengers from carrying small blades, including box cutters.

57.   U.S. officials have banned passengers from carrying small blades on flights since the September attacks.

58.   When the toxin appeared in anchovies and sardines over the summer, officials banned their harvest for human consumption.

59.   A local official banned a scheduled concert by the group last summer at a festival in Chateauvallon, southeast France.

60.   Angry female students are upset after university officials banned them from wearing mini skirts and shorts while the All Africa Games are going on.