Some crucial political steps are required, like the Pentagon's review of the likely effects of repeal, due by December.
Asked to describe the likely effects, Thomas A. Scully, administrator of the Medicare program, said: "You'll have mad doctors.
How much of the warming is due to humans and what will be the likely effects?
What are the likely effects if you are planning a holiday?
Ideologues opposed to Bush were pleased to propose this as what psychologists call a "fast and frugal" means of assessing the likely effects of his economic policies.
A 1990 law requires the president to give Congress every four years its best assessment of the likely effects of climate change.
Independent Sector hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to assess the likely effects of expanded deductions three years ago, and commissioned the current update last summer.
Scientists are not known for pessimism about the likely effects of their discoveries, and commercial enterprises rarely understate the possible benefits of their proprietary knowledge.
Guardian.co.uk has produced a detailed Q&A on the likely effects, which may be a mixture of good and bad for both sexes.
"There is an increasing level of concern among international, national and state authorities regarding the composition of e-cigarettes, and the likely effects of their use.
But there is better evidence available on the likely effects of legalising drugs than you would have your readers believe.
