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noun ADJ. blanket, complete, total | partial | temporary | overtime | advertising a blanket advertising ban on tobacco | driving | test a nuclear test ban treaty VERB + BAN impose, introduce, place, put The EU has imposed a ban on the import of seal skins. | lift, overturn, remove | tighten | ease The ban on exports has now been eased. | call for, demand | oppose, reject | comply with | defy The students took to the streets, defying a ban on political gatherings. BAN + VERB come into force, start | apply to sth, cover sth The ban only covers tropical hardwood. PREP. ~ on a ban on traffic in the town centre, verb ADV. effectively | formally, officially VERB + BAN attempt to, seek to, try to | vote to MPs voted to ban hunting with dogs. PREP. from He has been banned from driving for a year. PHRASES an attempt/a move to ban sth a move to ban cigarette adverts | a decision to ban sth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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ban
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ban
a complete/total ban
• They are seeking a complete ban on nuclear testing.
an outright ban
(= a complete ban )
• an outright ban on gun ownership
an international/worldwide/global ban
• an international ban on trade in endangered species
a blanket ban
(= including all possible cases )
• They imposed a blanket ban on beef products from Europe.
a lifetime ban
• He faces a lifetime ban from athletics.
an export/import ban
• The export ban on live cattle was brought in some years ago.
an advertising ban
• Is an advertising ban a denial of freedom of speech?
a driving ban
British English
• He was given a three-year driving ban and a fine.
a chemical weapons ban
• a global chemical weapons ban
a constitutional ban
• The Republican agenda included a constitutional ban on abortion.
an immediate ban
• The group has called for an immediate ban on fur farming.
verbs
put/place/impose a ban
• The government has imposed an outright ban on fox hunting.
lift a ban
• They promised to lift the immigration ban.
call for a ban
• French farmers have called for a ban on imports.
enforce a ban
(= make sure that it is obeyed )
• New measures must be taken to enforce the ban on guns and knives.
face a ban
• He faced a four-year ban after failing a drugs test.
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