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take effect

to start working The medicine takes effect in less than a half hour. New voter registration laws took effect last year.

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The remaining reforms are scheduled to take effect next year. Ask your advocate by McRae, Sheiresa / Black Enterprise In the EU, the Energy-Using Products (EuP) directive will take effect in August of next year. Electronics by Instrument Business Outlook Not long before the ban was to take effect, two French journalists were kidnapped in Iraq by a group called the Islamic Army of Iraq that demanded repeal of the ban. French ban on student Islamic garb takes effect by Church & State			take at face value take at word take attendance take away take away from take before take below take belt in take blood pressure take breath away take by storm take by surprise take by the throat Take care take care of take care of number one take center stage take chances take charge take control of take cover take credit for take cue from take down a peg take each day as it comes take effect take exception take eyes off take fancy take five Take five! take for a ride take for an idiot and take for a fool take for dead take for granted take forever take fuel on take gloves off take hands off take hat off to take head off take heart take heed take hold take hold of take home take hostage take in good part take in hand take in stride take into account			take cue from take cue from take cue from take cue from take cue from take cum grano salis take death take delivery take digs at take digs at someone take disciplinary action take dishonestly take down take down take down take down take down take down take down a notch take down a peg take down a peg or two take down a peg or two take down a peg or two take down a peg or two Take Down Quick Take downs Take downs Take downs Take downs take each day as it comes take effect take employment take evasive action take evidence take exception take exception take exception take exception take exception take exception take exception to take exception to the allegations take eye off the ball take eye off the ball take eye off the ball take eye off the ball take eyes off take fancy take fancy take fancy take fancy take fancy take feloniously take fire take first crack at something take five take five Take five! take flak take flight take flight

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