The going was tough, but with little foreign competition the firm's efforts paid off.

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His efforts paid off and in June, the high school - for students aged 10 to 14 years - was inaugurated.

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But then the research and development efforts paid off big.

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In the short-term, their lobbying efforts paid off.

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Mr. Keilson's efforts paid off only partly.

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In 1995, their efforts paid off.

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Sharon from The New York Times was especially persistent and her efforts occasionally paid off.

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Our efforts ultimately paid off via legislation for crowdfunding that passed under the JOBS Act.

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Their efforts have paid off and last year for the first time, services achieved the government target.

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His efforts have paid off: a wrestling ring lies next to the soccer field, since officials wouldn't allow it inside the school building.

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To be sure, Congress and several federal agencies have tried over the past few years to reduce fraud, and those efforts have paid off.

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Their heroic efforts have paid off for everyone.

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Such efforts have paid off.

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Those efforts have paid off.

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Their efforts may have paid off, at least in younger teens.

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The efforts of those American women paid off.

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In a report to Congress this month, the U.S. State Department said some efforts to combat cartels in Mexico have paid off.

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Cancer-prevention efforts such as the campaign against smoking have paid off.

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Their efforts to include people with disabilities in their distribution centers have paid off for them in productivity gains.

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Van Zandt kept in touch and in 1997 his efforts to get them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame paid off.

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Efforts to broaden the sport beyond its south-eastern heartlands have also paid off.

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