Plans are expected to be adopted within a year and a half.

Friendster.com went live in 2002 and was adopted by three million users within the first few months.

If the political will exists, the decision could be adopted within six months.

Therefore, a couple without son cannot adopt one from within the extended family.

She also planned to adopt a boy within years, but nothing ever came of it.

Relatively few of these were produced since a new design was adopted within two years.

The other 15 were adopted within a month or two of their births.

The proposal - expected to be adopted within months - would save £3billion a year.

There is pressure to adopt this particular amendment within a short time frame.

In many countries, the euro, with few exceptions, could be adopted within a short period of time.