51.   His work bore fruit only last year when four criminals were caught.

52.   Arafat has refused any renegotiation of the original Oslo pullout program and said five days of negotiations on the issue last week at Erez bore no fruit.

53.   De Panafieu was ushered out after his strategy of asset disposals met with strong criticism while his efforts bore few fruits.

54.   Efforts to have the Canadian-Italian consortium take responsibility for the problem never bore fruit.

55.   While his manner did not endear him to the footballing Press, his ability to translate his thoughts about the game onto the training pitch bore instant fruit.

56.   The agency commented that improvements in the American banking system bore fruit in its survey, in that US establishments were found in the sixth to tenth places.