21.   The company also said the profit rise was fuelled by fewer mark-downs.

22.   The less they spend, the more their profits rise.

23.   The profit rise is due to an increasing number of customers after the company added more machines that allow customers to borrow money without meeting loan officers.

24.   The profit rise is due to strong demand for electronics sensors used for digital video discs and others.

25.   They say the illegal immigrant trade has turned deadlier as profits rise and armed smugglers fight for their cargo when anyone gets in their way.

26.   Those concerns hurt shares of so-called cyclical stocks, shares of companies whose profits rise and fall depending on how the economy performs.

27.   Under his reign, profits rise and the board members start drinking milkshakes to demonstrate solidarity with their fearless new leader.

28.   Wegener said the acquisition will not reduce the expected profit rise.

29.   Endesa reported on Monday a nine-month profit rise.

30.   Strong growth in Western Europe and emerging markets, particularly Croatia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, contributed to the strong profit rise.