41.   He said debt conversion is a long-term investment by creditor banks which will yield benefits only after five years.

42.   However, the company is optimistic that the purchase, which comes at a time when the shipping industry is in a down cycle, will yield long-term benefits.

43.   In a field like nutrition, he said, certain diets yield proven benefits for athletes.

44.   Indeed, if they can be sustained, they yield extensive benefits in lower risk and lower costs for all international transactions.

45.   That work is yielding big benefits today.

46.   This will yield cost benefits.

47.   With courts in disarray, corruption rife and coordination between agencies minimal, big-ticket computer projects will yield few benefits.

48.   He said the experiences of the cargo negotiations would yield benefits in later talks over passenger carriers.

49.   Experts warn that structural reforms are unlikely to yield benefits for at least a year.