1.   By late Monday, the billboard had been removed in an attempt to head off a protest scheduled for Saturday.

2.   Even though the sale was announced just one day before the billboard was removed, Wauhob denied that the merger had any impact.

3.   The group has persuaded many bar owners to remove billboards advertising liquor, which is forbidden by Islam.

4.   Praise for decision to remove illegal billboards, NEW STRAITS TIMES-

5.   By midday, the billboard was removed by the evangelists who sponsored it, under pressure from police.

6.   Mr Justice Woo also called on political parties and politicians to remove their billboards from public display as soon as possible.

7.   The flap was reminiscent of a case last year when city officials forced a Queens man to remove a billboard carrying an anti-immigration message.