bearing fruit

“The JLR takeover was widely seen as 'revenge' on Ford, which had derisively refused to acquire Tata Motors in the early 90s and then was beaten to the punch on the deal by Tata Motors. Taken together, these acquisitions suggested that Indian corporates had 'arrived' on the global stage just as growth rates were picking up and the liberalising reforms bearing fruit,” says Mr Raianu.

Officials say it’s now clear that years of investment, made possible in part by the support of elected officials in Washington and Sacramento, is finally bearing fruit.

“The one thing that’s certain is that the banana plant bearing fruit isn’t a good thing,” he said.

“I’m almost certain it’s the first case of a banana plant bearing fruit in outdoor conditions in Seoul,” Oh said.

The con Pruitt describes is still bearing fruit in the form of a riven electorate and separate mediaspheres.