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Band 7+: Should smoking in restaurants be banned?

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Yes, absolutely. In fact, I believe that the government has to restrict smoking, particularly in public areas. Currently, the majority of people express their dissatisfaction with this situation as it has a profound impact on their overall well-being. For instance, smoking in public areas, particularly in stores and restaurants, is a vivid threat to people's overall lifestyle. There are people who are struggling with incurable diseases such as heart disease and asthma due to this current situation. Moreover, smoking absolutely disturbs an individual's inner peace. For instance, the majority of people are able to refresh their minds and spend their time effectively without this unfavorable smoke.

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Yes absolutely in fact I believe that the government has to restrict smoking particularly in public areas. Currently the majority of people express their dissatisfaction towards this situation as it has a profound impact on their overall well-being. For instance smoking in public areas particularly at stores, restaurants is a vivid threat to people’s overall lifestyle. There are people who are struggling with incurable diseases such as heart diseases, asthma, due to this current situation. Moreover, smoking would absolutely disturb a particular individual’s inner peace. For instance, the majority of people are able to refresh their minds and spend their time effectively due to this unfavorable smoke.

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smoking: 3

people: 3

this: 3

absolutely: 2

particularly: 2

public: 2

areas: 2

majority: 2

situation: 2

overall: 2

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