B11

About twenty years ago, the idea of banning smoking in public places seemed an absurd idea and few governments would have risked losing popularity by attempting to put such a plan into effect. And yet, in the last five years we have seen smoking bans introduced in countries all over the world.

 BAN

B12

Smokers, some restaurant and pub owners as well as the tobacco companies all protested, saying the ban would never work. And yet, here we are with smoke free public buildings and transport systems and nobody is complaining.

 OWN

B13

The dire consequences predicted by the smoking lobby simply never occurred.

CONSEQUENT

B14

More recently, smoking bans have been extended in some parts of the United States, Canada and Australia to include privately owned cars when children are present.

 PRIVATE

B15

Now there are proposals for such a ban to be introduced in parts of the UK too.

 PROPOSE

B16

Some smokers see this as going too far, claiming that a formal ban is both unworkable and unnecessary.

 NECESSITY