The United States Senate and Russia's parliament must both approve the agreement for it to take effect.

VOA: special.2010.04.17

Treasury Secretary Geithner told members of the Senate banking committee that economic recovery efforts are beginning to take effect.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

The law,known as SB 1070 is due to take effect in late July.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

Both countries need to ratify the deal for it to take effect.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

A document setting out rules for democratic succession was approved almost three years ago, but has been ratified by only three of the 15 countries needed to take effect.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"That will be restored over the next few weeks months as the policy efforts that have been put in place begin to take effect and people really see that it makes a difference.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

While the House bill would immediately bar private insurance companies from denying coverage or raising insurance premiums based on age or gender, the Senate would wait until 2014 for this to take effect, except for children who would be covered immediately.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

We don't want to see them take effect next year,". "We want to see them take effect now so they affect compensation process today, not tomorrow."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"We don't want to see these reforms take effect two years from now.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25