21.   He also said dental-management companies typically could generate higher revenues and higher margins than PPMs could.

22.   Harris shares its higher margins with the ranchers who follow its cattle-rearing regime.

23.   Guangnan gets a higher margin on vegetables sold peeled and ready for cooking and meats cut into fillets for restaurants, Cheung said.

24.   Higher margins reflect both higher sales, and the mix of products sold during the quarter.

25.   Higher margins make it more expensive for investors to make big bets that they may not be able to cover should the strategy backfire.

26.   However, until recently the company did not sell at retail, preferring to distribute at higher margin to a small group of corporate customers.

27.   IBM found it had less competition and higher margins selling components.

28.   In hopes of offsetting the markdowns and increasing expenses, the company has added private-label merchandise, which has higher margins.

29.   In my view, it also means that higher margin requirements and other credit restrictions on funds available for investment should be considered when markets reach dizzying heights.

30.   It sold more power and gas and saw higher margins on trading and marketing activities.