1.   A manufacturer using short channels is more likely to have high gross margins, but equally higher channel expenses.

2.   Analyst said while they still believe Vodafone can grow, they say the company cannot continue to sustain its historic high margins.

3.   As a global standard setter, Sony has enjoyed high margins and big market shares.

4.   BAe shifted more of its business to high margin manufacturing and production from comparatively lower margin research and development work.

5.   All the moves reflect the need to grow sales and cut costs in an industry where historically high margins have dropped in recent years, analysts say.

6.   Driving hard bargains has allowed Martin to keep operating margins high as he melds operations and cuts overlap.

7.   For General Electric and De Beers, the business has generated a steady stream of cash, with high margins and no real competitors.

8.   Further allure of the market is that, at the higher end of the service business, it can provide high margins.

9.   High margins and quality distinctions are the classic recipe for a market ripe for building brand names, even on commodity products.

10.   High margins on such niche products are removing fish farming from remote areas and bringing it into the city, Goudey says.