1.   I thought my efforts bore fruit.

2.   Last week, their efforts bore fruit as the state Senate resoundingly rejected a constitutional amendment to legalize casinos.

3.   And former Bank Indonesia governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono said the crisis would end when efforts to strengthen the banking system bore fruit.

4.   Their efforts bore fruit.

5.   These efforts bore fruit.

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