61.   Candy makers and cola manufacturers want to dismantle the program so they can get less costly sugar and increase their profits, the industry says.

62.   Canadian resource companies, which export most of their products, benefit from a weak dollar because it has the immediate effect of increasing their profits.

63.   Chemical Banking had weak trading results, but its cost-cutting efforts helped increase its profits as well.

64.   Chirichigno said the company was able to increase its profit because it cut costs and was more efficient in providing its service.

65.   Cost cutting measures and a weaker yen that increased profit from exports contributed to the turnaround.

66.   Corp.s are finding it harder to increase their profits or borrow money and are consequently spending less.

67.   Critics argued that this approach violated standard accounting practice and artificially increased profits at the firms.

68.   Delphi has been trying to increase its profits by expanding sales outside GM, and some analysts said that partial public ownership would aid that effort.

69.   Diageo is trying to increase profit at its Burger King fast food unit before spinning it off.

70.   Digital technology reduces costs and can sharply increase profit.