Al-Shabab recently ended a ban on airlifts, but a UNICEF spokeswoman, Shantha Bloemen, says there are no guarantees.

VOA: special.2011.07.23

The ban on intermarriage here is quite specific.

很明确地规定了禁止通婚联姻。

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And I put this to Voytek, what dollar figure should be put on human life to decide whether to ban the use of cell phones?

我也问过佛伊泰克，在决定是否禁止使用手机这件事时,人命应该如何定价？

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Some lawmakers are proposing to renew a former ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, like what the gunman had.

VOA: special.2011.01.15

The judge said many consider this a "lawyer's trick" to avoid the ban on the direct patenting of DNA, but the result is the same.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

He and his team are calling for a worldwide ban on lead-based paint.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

North Carolina passed a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars;

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Southerners believed he would support a constitutional ban on slavery.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

The six-month ban on deepwater drilling is meant for safety.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

The president reiterated his support for reinstating the expired U.S.ban on assault weapons, but acknowledged Congressional resistance makes that unlikely.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

The announcement of a ban on BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates is having a chilling effect on sales.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

The proposal would declare bluefin tuna so endangered that a ban on international trade in the fish is required.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Mr.Obama said a major hurdle was cleared when Moscow agreed to lift a six-month ban on the sale of U.S.poultry in Russia.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Among the new measures are an expanded arms embargo and a ban on certain ballistic missile activities.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Last month,the European Union lifted a two-year ban on travel in its airspace for the national carrier Garuda and three other commercial airlines.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy early Tuesday, even after the interim government imposed a ban on public gatherings and a curfew.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

He says the launches are more likely aimed at enforcing a two-day ban on ships off its East coast North Korea issued on Monday.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

But,that hope was dashed recently when Russia's Supreme Court upheld the ban on female train drivers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Ms.Lee has co-sponsored a bill to lift a travel ban on American visits to Cuba.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

The African Union suspended Mauritania and imposed a travel ban on members of the military government after General Aziz ignored its call to reinstate Mr.Abdallahi.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Poland has revised its criminal code to include a ban on symbols of communism.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

Some organizers were among those detained. Demonstrators in Quetta were not subject to the new ban on political rallies and few clashes with police were reported.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Lawyers have questioned the legality of the ban on political rallies, but officials continue to insist they are more interested in ensuring public safety than stifling political dissent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

One of the most closely watched cases involves the rights of gun owners in the city of Chicago, where the city's ban on hand guns is being challenged by 2nd amendment advocates.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The Centers for Disease Control is calling for taxes on sugary drinks and junk food, zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants around schools and a ban on advertisements for junk food aimed at children.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

Many companies from countries like United States and France have been eyeing the opportunity to build nuclear power plants in India since an international ban on civil nuclear trade with the country was lifted last year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

He expressed reluctance to comment on American domestic affairs, but suggested that a renewal of the now-expired U.S.ban on assault weapons would be helpful in curbing the flow of high-powered armaments to Mexican drug cartels.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

Pelosi has faced opposition from fiscally-conservative Democrats still nervous about the longer-term cost of the legislation,and opposition from some her in party who assert that language in the measure does not go far enough to ensure a continuing ban on the use of federal funds for abortion.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

On a separate issue, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week criticized international efforts by Islamic countries to ban anti-religious speech.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

The W.H.O.is calling on those governments to ban tobacco advertising to the fullest extent possible and to do more to protect women.

VOA: special.2010.05.31