31.   It said new and redesigned appliances, which carry higher margins, are expected to account for almost all of its European sales this year.

32.   Korean memory chip makers with lower costs and higher margins, such as Samsung Electronics Inc., have started taking market share.

33.   More companies are getting rid of lower-margin commodity businesses in favor of their higher margin brand-name products.

34.   Not that a higher margin would discourage borrowing.

35.   Other banks are buying securities firms to expand in businesses, such as stock underwriting and junk bond sales, that offer higher margins than making loans.

36.   Private labels are attractive to retailers because they generate higher profits through higher margins, Goossens said.

37.   Results from sub-groups have a higher margin of error.

38.   Sales grew substantially in South Africa, Eastern Europe and the Far East, all of which have higher margins than Western Europe.

39.   Sanofi had been expected to sell Ricci as part of a plan to focus on drugs, which analysts said bring higher margins.

40.   Sears has increased its emphasis on clothing, which has higher margins than hard goods such as electronics, in recent years to boost earnings.