1.   The profits grew and the bank manager began to smile at Carrie whenever she paid in the weekly takings.

2.   Analysts said they do not expect profits to grow this year.

3.   As profits grew, the financial strength of these companies improved and some won upgrades.

4.   As word got out about Canadian marijuana, and as the profits grew, what had been a hobby became an increasingly lucrative business.

5.   At the beginning we did not have any profits, but now our profit is growing as a function of our sales.

6.   Banking shares rose amid optimism that they will clean up their bad loans and their profits will grow if interest rates remain low, traders said.

7.   Both companies expect profits to grow this year, although at a slow pace.

8.   Both companies expect profits to grow in the current business year, although at a slower pace.

9.   After-tax corporate profits grew at a slower pace than earlier in the year.

10.   After years of watching wages stagnate and profits grow, American workers may be toughening their resolve, say those watching the strike.