1.   Banning smoking in public places was a controversial measure.

2.   Atlantic Shores Healthcare officials proposed banning smoking and restricted access to vending machines.

3.   Banning smoking could be good for business.

4.   Banning smoking in some Massachusetts restaurants did not hurt their business, according to the largest study to date of the economic impact of municipal smoking bans in eateries.

5.   Banning smoking also means that the prison workers have to comply.

6.   A researcher says city and county ordinances banning smoking in bars has not hurt business, but a national pro-smoking organization questioned the accuracy of the report.

7.   Domestic airlines have usually said that banning smoking on routes between Tokyo and the United States would put them at sharp competitive disadvantage.

8.   DeVita made instant enemies by forcing families to pay tuition, banning smoking at Bingo and canceling the Las Vegas gambling tent from the annual church festival.

9.   First it was banning smoking in restaurants and bars.

10.   Here in Westchester, corrections officials adopted the policy in order to comply with a county order banning smoking in all county buildings.