A tough anti-smoking law has taken effect in Spain.

一项严厉的禁烟法在西班牙生效。

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This medicine [remedy] has taken effect.

这药已见效了。

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You can then go back and verify that the parameter change has taken effect.

然后就可以检查参数是否已经生效了。

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The ministry has already taken some measures to that effect,"

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The much-discussed sequester has taken effect.

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There has been a pay-cut that has taken effect once before in 2002, it was a five percent cut, and doctors mostly just stuck with the program and did take care of patients, but really since then doctors' pay has been largely frozen or they've got perhaps one percent increases.

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It has already taken effect after being signed by the president late on Sunday.

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