1.   Falling prices coupled with an end to price-cutting on gasoline will mean that margins remain stable in the current year, Leahy told a press conference.

2.   He said interest rate margins remain under pressure across all businesses in Australia and New Zealand and will likely fall in the year ahead.

3.   Only the margin of victory remained to be determined.

4.   Profit growth slowed in the second quarter, however, as refining margins remained under pressure.

5.   Refining margins have remained weak because of intense competition.

6.   The bank failed to give a breakdown of how much of that interest income came from international operations, where lending margins remain firmer.

7.   The bulk of that growth came from foreign operations, indicating that domestic lending margins remain under pressure.

8.   The brewer said that while take-home margins remain low, they are on the rise.

9.   The company said it expects its gross margin to remain at the high end of its range.

10.   The healthy margin remained large even if dams were made more fish-friendly by boosting water flows or barging young fish.