11.   Behind the complaints is the simple knowledge that nothing is as consistently profitable as tobacco.

12.   But Eisenbarth said the testing industry in particular is mature and not as profitable as the computer hardware sector.

13.   But it can be as profitable as everywhere else.

14.   Cheatham said Arco will know later this year whether its Wiriagar gas field in Irian Jaya will be profitable as a liquefied natural gas project.

15.   Commercial banks are looking to boost what they earn from fees as a percentage of total revenue because making loans has become less profitable as competition increases.

16.   Federal Express is now hoping Latin America proves as profitable as Asia.

17.   FirstCity shrugs off such losses as long as loan portfolios are profitable as a whole.

18.   For people used to country living and warmer weather, winters in the Northeast can be cold, isolating and not nearly as profitable as the summers.

19.   He pointed out that it was only natural that the two auction houses would make the old master market in New York as profitable as possible.

20.   In major hotel chains adult videos on pay cable are as routine and as profitable as the minibar.