21.   It is as profitable as the cocaine trade, and as simple as programming your video recorder.

22.   Microsoft understands that magazines are not as profitable as operating systems, but there are other benefits.

23.   Not bad for a company that was barely profitable as recently as three years ago.

24.   Other plans, such as Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, have reported the Medicaid business has been just as profitable as any other account.

25.   Regional chains were once not as profitable as the more glamorous, London-based national papers.

26.   Sillerman said that while some concerts might not be as profitable as hoped, overall ticket sales were strong, and new advertising revenues were starting to come in.

27.   Somewhere, people discovered that sports can be hugely profitable as entertainment.

28.   Sutton also does not believe that a fast-food franchise will be as profitable as her cafeteria.

29.   Still, French banks have a long way to go before becoming as profitable as their foreign competitors.

30.   That made the notes twice as profitable as regular bonds if short-term interest rates declined.