1.   If people develop smoking-related diseases, are they or the tobacco companies culpable?

2.   It is expected to say that tobacco companies have deliberately thwarted international efforts to control the sale of cigarettes.

3.   The poll results come amid a spate of bad news for tobacco companies.

4.   The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down.

5.   Lawyers acting for ex-smokers are suing the big tobacco companies for billions of dollars.

6.   Tobacco companies are going after teenage smokers in a big way.

7.   The State authorities have Decided to proceed against the big tobacco companies.

8.   Tobacco companies have seized upon the free speech issue to defend their advertising campaigns.

9.   Claims against British tobacco companies have been thrown out by the courts.