1.   Banks are generating record profits and using excess cash to buy out competitors and repurchase their own shares.

2.   Many universities see their law schools as businesses generating pure profit.

3.   We have the capacity to generate more profit.

4.   Tie-ins often generate more profit than the original film.

5.   Other services, such as baby listening and internal calls, can also be charged, to generate additional profit.

6.   A marketing orientation for a sales force, however, dictates that the goal of an organisation is to create customer satisfaction in order to generate profit.

7.   And a thousand widgets will generate enough profits so I can pay my workforce, and some profit for myself.

8.   Although it is owned by the NBA and has blue-chip advertisers like AOL, General Motors and Coca-Cola, the WNBA is not yet generating profits.

9.   Analysts calculate that Disney films with strong characters can generate operating profits that are three to four times beyond the box office revenues in America.

10.   And some of those luxury showrooms will still generate enough profits to survive for months, dealers say, thanks to brisk service business and used car sales.