21.   Neither option bore fruit.

22.   Neither inquiry bore fruit.

23.   Other legal experts said the defense strategy bore fruit not because it exonerated Simpson as the killer.

24.   That seed bore fruit and earned Valentine some points with his players.

25.   That search bore fruit at a dormant company called Harvey Comics Entertainment.

26.   The American pressure bore fruit last weekend when the IMF doubled its financial package and sought to wrap up the negotiations.

27.   The Truman administration, in contrast, put into place containment policies that would have to be pursued steadily for decades before they bore fruit.

28.   Their discussions bore fruit, he said, when after more meetings the two agreed to set the same higher commissions charged to sellers.

29.   Their research in what is known as stereochemistry bore rich fruit in the development of pharmaceuticals.

30.   Those strategies bore fruit over the last two years.