to lift a ban
21lift — 1. verb 1) lift the pack on to your back Syn: raise, hoist, heave, haul up, heft, raise up/aloft, elevate, hold high, pick up, grab, take up, winch up, jack up; informal hump 2) the fog had lifted …
22lift — [[t]lɪft[/t]] v. t. 1) to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist 2) to raise or direct upward: to lift one s head[/ex] 3) to remove or rescind by an official act, as a ban, curfew, or tax 4)… …
23lift — verb 1》 raise or be raised to a higher position or level. ↘raise (someone s spirits or confidence). 2》 pick up and move to a different position. ↘transport by air. ↘(lift off) (of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) take off, especially… …
24Chewing gum ban in Singapore — The chewing gum ban in Singapore was enacted in 1992 and revised in 2004 and 2010[1]. It bans the import and sale of chewing gum in Singapore. Since 2004, only chewing gum of therapeutic value is allowed into Singapore following the United States …
25Great ape research ban — A great ape research ban, or severe restrictions on the use of non human great apes in research, is currently in place in the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and Austria. Austria is the only country in the world… …
26Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 — Tiananmen Square as seen from the Tiananmen Gate in 2004. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese[1] (in part to avoid confusion with two prior Tiananmen Square protests), were a series o …
27religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
28Foreign relations of Fiji — Fiji has had many coups recently, in 1987, 2000 and 2006. Fiji has been suspended various times from the Commonwealth of Nations, a grouping of mostly former British colonies. It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in December 2001, following the… …
29Jesse Helms — United States Senator from North Carolina In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2003 Preceded by B. Everett Jordan Succeeded by …
30Legal aspects of ritual slaughter — The legal aspects of ritual slaughter include the regulation of slaughterhouses, butchers, and religious personnel involved with traditional shechita (Jewish), dhabiĥa (Islamic) and Jhatka (Sikh) religious slaughter. Regulations also may extend… …
