1.   At one moment, Indian motifs were encouraged for their exoticism and charm, while in other politically less stable times they were banned as incendiary emblems of revolt.

2.   Billy said the neck and back bones used in ground beef would be banned only as a last resort.

3.   But banning it as a means of saving lives is simply not possible.

4.   Cyclamates, another sweetener, had been banned as carcinogenic.

5.   He also wants auditors with teeth to punish phone-number hoarders and wireless-only area codes, something the FCC has banned as unfair.

6.   In England and many other countries, however, the surgeries are banned as cruel and unnecessary.

7.   Juana also has what is reputed to be the biggest personal library in the Americas, filled with volumes banned as heretical by her own church.

8.   Last night, Mahathir said the lending of shares for short-selling purposes would be banned as of today.

9.   Movies and television were banned as sources of moral corruption, and all music is suspect.

10.   Music is banned as hedonistic, though tape players are still available, their use intended only for approved recordings.