1.   Madan said Huntington can be profitable without a huge market share because of its direct banking business.

2.   Merrill Lynch no doubt hopes that because the product is offered to large groups, it will generate enough business to be profitable without such minimums.

3.   Some analysts said this business could be highly profitable even without credit card fees because of the high loan balances many taxpayers would run.

4.   The additional revenue from this output of merchandise and services helps to explain how companies have managed to remain profitable without raising prices.

5.   SEPLA demanded that management privatize enough of the airline to make it profitable without losing state control.

6.   The employees union of the electricity authority has opposed the reforms, claiming the current authority could be made profitable without the changes if it had better government support.