1.   As coastal fisheries have become less profitable through overfishing, more fishermen have taken to killing small cetaceans to supplement their incomes.

2.   Although the company was profitable through the first eight months of the year, its margins are thin and its return on equity lags behind that of most competitors.

3.   But Keilin, the financial adviser, said the plant can become profitable through his cost-cutting proposals.

4.   Eventually, Dialpad hopes to become profitable through the sale of advertising.

5.   Vaughan took the attack to the bowlers however, and was particularly profitable through mid-wicket using his neat footwork to make room for himself.