11.   Analysts noted that investors took profits after the sector showed large gains last week.

12.   And after five days of strong gains, it was not surprising to see some investors taking some profits.

13.   And when each went public last week, insiders decided it was a good time to take some profits.

14.   As a result, if the Ziffs were looking to take profits from the company, now might be the time, regardless of family considerations.

15.   ATLANTA - Investors paused to take some profits on Monday amid scattered signs of improvement in the outlook for corporate earnings.

16.   Besides paying its sales staff a commission, perhaps making them more aggressive than their salaried counterparts across town, Car Max takes a profit from its consumer loans.

17.   BOND TRADERS TAKE GAINS The Treasury market weakened as investors took profits after the strong gains this week.

18.   A few of the original investors in Sonoma-Cutrer, the prominent California winery, probably wish they had taken their profits in old croquet balls.

19.   A one-a-month rule would take the profit out of interstate gun trafficking, making it harder for children and felons to obtain illegal guns.

20.   After bidding prices up, investors are resting, and taking some profits.