11.   But that caution allowed the company to be unusually profitable in a business noted for its volatility.

12.   Canal Plus, though profitable in France, is losing money overall in order to finance expansion in other European countries.

13.   Canceled checks, credit card statements, out-dated documents and any other piece of paper containing her name and account numbers that might prove profitable in unscrupulous hands.

14.   Chrysler and Ford said they were less profitable in the second quarter because they offered hefty cash rebates and discount financing to lure customers to their dealers.

15.   Cracraft said the hundred or so teeth sets he sells a week have made his Web business profitable in its first year.

16.   Cowan, however, said the station was only marginally profitable even in the best of times.

17.   Companies in this article were net profitable in the last quarter they reported.

18.   Digital Equipment Corp. said its personal computer business chief Bernhard Auer quit, having failed to make the unit profitable in two years.

19.   Dickson said he believes the new operating plan is working and will result in the airline becoming profitable in the summer.

20.   Digital Equipment Corp. said Bernhard Auer quit as its personal computer business chief after failing to make the unit profitable in two years.