bore fruit

But I should not care if I sprouted into a living tree, put forth leaves and flowers, and bore fruit.

There once was a small town in Germany where acacia flowers were in full bloom, and apple and pear trees bore fruit in autumn.

After years of hard work, his efforts finally bore fruit.

This connection with royal blood bore fruit in a modern best-seller linking many historical conspiracies .

If the campaign bore fruit, Kazakhstan's national I. Q. would be safeguarded.

The seeds he planted bore fruit in the postwar milieu that produced the IMF and its sister organizations.

The little dog liked the plastic apple tree best, but it never bore fruit.

Peace talks in Paris during the Vietnam War never bore fruit.

Her efforts finally bore fruit and permission was granted.

Economically, Mr MacFarlane argues, the reforms bore fruit between 2003 and 2008.

At last his efforts bore fruit.

Our efforts of so many years finally bore fruit.

My fictions continued over the years and even bore fruit: I went to graduate school for creative writing.

The Facebook group's lobbying bore fruit on April 9 when Canaccord agreed to buy back C$138m of ABCP held by 1, 430 clients at par.

A seed that finally bore fruit;