The Americans are questioning now whether their investment in Egypt is reaping fruits in terms of stability.

That long-term investment has reaped a nice return: Federal tax breaks, direct subsidies, export subsidies, export credit guarantees and other benefits totaling billions.

That investment reaped a return of about $5 billion.

While our investment of over a billion dollars in the Northeast Corridor will reap many rail travel improvements, the real gain is only about 30 minutes.

A $14 investment in "Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide" for 2007 can reap steady savings.

At a mere $20,000 dollar a senator (Mr Kerry, for example), an investment of a few hundred thou can reap contracts worth billions.

No such thing as structural deficit, and the investment in society reaps long term rewards not always monetarily quantifiable - the nation is not like a household.

His $5 million investment in Netscape Communications reaped $400 million for Kleiner.

And as he writes in "Telecosm," his new book, "The rich provide the investment and the rest reap the rewards."

In less than one year, the investment has reaped him over 500% return of profit.