Romania, for example, lifted a ban on abortion after its 1989 revolution.

Congress has blocked efforts to lift a ban on the sale of military equipment.

The village lifted a ban on firearms and the state issued permits.

Two days prior to signing the bill, Obama had lifted a ban on federal funding of such research.

Officials lifted a ban on firecrackers for the night.

Business leaders are also pressing him to lift a ban on direct trade and transportation links with China.

Amid high gasoline prices in 2008, Bush lifted a ban on offshore drilling.

It also lifted a ban on carrying scissors and some tools aboard planes.

He also lifted a ban that the former President had imposed on importing fruits and vegetables.

The Quebec government proposed to lift a ban on private insurance for some elective surgeries.

The Government recently lifted a ban on audience participation, but the streets remain largely busker-free.

After 35 years, France lifted a ban against the importation of American potatoes.

In March 2009, Obama lifted a ban on using federal funds for stem cell research.

In addition, a Supreme Court decision earlier this year lifted a ban against gambling advertisements on television.

In 1998, the Clinton administration lifted a ban on such sales, saying it would consider them on a case-by-case basis.

Japan also lifted a ban that prohibited women from working later than 10 p.m.

Hanke finally lifted a ban on the evacuation of women and children when it was almost too late.

Ohio lifted a ban in 1996 and now regulates ephedra use.

However, weight lifting's international governing body today lifted a ban on the four members who had not tested positive in the Games.

The new government intends to lift a ban on the extradition of officials who committed human rights violations during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Starting Monday, Taiwan lifted a ban on travel between the islands and the mainland.

The law originally went into effect on Feb. 15, the day after a Federal district judge lifted a ban against it.

There has also been a drive to lift a ban on the use of national flags that were flown during the years of independence.