Slovak officials have warned of hard times ahead, but insist their country will eventually reap major benefits from independence.

That way, in theory, the poor countries would reap environmental and economic benefits.

Pitt had carved out an Empire and the country was reaping the benefits of prosperity.

The larger country, however, never reaped the dividends it hoped for when it invested in Zogu.

"Americans will be left on the sidelines as these countries reap the huge economic and social benefits of innovative technologies."

The country reaped a whirlwind of social change.

If it does, experts say, environmental pollution would be reduced and the country would reap great savings of natural resources, energy and money.

Yet it is only through balanced, permanent and objective rules that those countries can reap the benefits of trade policy, which must not replace development cooperation.

His last words are reported as being: "I have sown a rich seed; the hour is coming when my country will reap its glorious fruits".

This is my share in the advantages my country shall reap from the possession of such a magnificent dependency.