Smoking ban hurts bars: TBCC.It isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be smoke and mirrors: The Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. Chamber of Commerce says it has proof a no-smoking ban in that city has hurt bars and restaurants. Over 90 per cent of member bars and lounges that responded to a survey indicated they have suffered on average a 42-per cent loss of business in the wake of the ban. Half of the respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. have let staff go. The rest have reduced their employees' hours in one form or another. Almost three-quarters Noun 1. three-quarters - three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound" three-fourths common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers three-quarters npl → of restaurants in the survey reported no change in business. About 12 per cent-mainly coffee shops--have seen sales drop by an average of 35 per cent. |
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