In the 1990s the widespread ban on commercial ivory trading reduced the industry to a fraction of what it had been and elephant populations have stabilised.

It was the first widespread ban of a Pokémon episode in four years.

But he argues against any widespread ban or excessive regulation of Japanese investment.

Owing to widespread bans since 1989, aimed at protecting animals, on dealing in ivory, nowadays comparable materials such as animal horns are used.

Polychlorinated biphenyls have properties that once favored their use as a dielectric coolant, though concerns over their environmental persistence led to a widespread ban on their use.

There is currently a widespread ban of references in child-related entertainment, and when references do occur, they almost invariably generate controversy.

States in drought areas are hiring seasonal firefighters early and taking such unusual steps as using goats to eat away underbrush and imposing widespread bans on outdoor smoking.

There are still widespread bans or restrictions on collecting or hunting mushrooms, berries, and game in many areas where high concentrations of caesium-137 are still found.

Despite widespread bans as a performance enhancer, EPO has frequently been abused for that purpose by athletes who take it to raise their level of red blood cells.

"The response has been tremendous," he said, citing a national decline in cigarette smoking and widespread bans on smoking in public places.