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Ban

A subdivision of the Moldovan leu or Romanian leu. One ban is equal in value to 1/100 of one leu. Its plural is bani.

BAN

See bond anticipation note.
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DC Miller said: ``We work closely with the force solicitor to make sure we get these football banning orders.
FOOTBALL YOBS IN OFFSIDE TRAP
It is unlikely that CPSC would initiate a banning or a performance standard for adult bathtubs.
Senate Committee postpones Gall's confirmation hearing; new date not set
succeeds in banning human cloning, the issue of the "therapeutic" trade imbalance evaporates.
Let's make the world a no-clone zone: banning the use of cloning to create babies doesn't go far enough, argues ethicist M. Therese Lysaught. Even so-called "therapeutic" or "research" cloning involves the destruction of human embryos and therefore is not only problematic, but also immoral. (sounding board)
Banning enhancement from sports competitions can obviously be justified as away of enforcing the agreed-upon rules of the game.
The clone wars: A reason online debate
In comments on the petition filed with CPSC last fall, Consumer Alert's Executive Director Frances Smith noted that "[W]hile every single drowning death of an infant in a tub is regrettable, and preventable, banning the bath seat seems to be a peculiar remedy.
Bush to nominate Mary Gall as CPSC Chair; Hillary Clinton attacks Gall's record
But banning smoking in restaurants and bars, supposedly to protect the health of nonsmokers, is a step toward removing children from smokers' homes.
Individual rights going up in smoke: if the coercive utopians can deny child-custody rights to smokers, there is no telling the extent to which they can regulate our lives--for our own good, of course. (The Law)
In July of this year, the Consumer Federation of American (CFA) officially petitioned the agency to take the banning action--arguing that consumers are "lulled into a false sense of security and safety," because the devices look safe.
A full court press to ban baby bath seats
Notwithstanding the claim by three former presidents that "this is a matter of vital importance to the public safety," there is little reason to believe that banning these weapons will have any effect on violent crime.
Weapon assault: the advantage of weak arguments

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