On the projective normality of cyclic coverings over a rational surface
  Let $S$ be a rational surface with $\dim|-K_S|\ge 1$ and let $\pi: X\rightarrow S$ be a ramified cyclic covering from a nonruled smooth surface $X$. We show that for any integer $k\ge 3$ and ample divisor $A$ on $S$, the adjoint divisor $K_X+k\pi^*A$ is very ample and normally generated. Similar result holds for minimal (possibly singular) coverings. 
Lei Song
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