The decree will come into effect should Hitler die in the middle of the war.

Rather than appoint a dictator to deal with the violence, the ultimate decree came into being.

The decree came into force on 1 January 1809.

The decree came into force today when it appeared in the official gazette.

The decree came into force on May 20, 2009.

The same day that decree came down, so did the mass resignations of the astronauts.

The decree will come into effect at other European operations by the end of January.

A decree permitting the free formation of political parties came into force in March 1990.

The decree has come to represent a bellwether of public morality.

Like many of my colleagues, I cannot but wonder why no proposals or guidance were given before the decree came into force.