1.   And so the networks, under pressure to halt audience erosion and dwindling profits, have become doggedly focused on the generally more affluent white households that advertisers seek.

2.   Chun said the greengrocery industry had already been squeezed by competition, and more merchants, citing dwindling profits and the labor dispute, are bailing out.

3.   Construction shares had fallen as investors borrowed and sold shares in anticipation of future drops, given the mounting debt and dwindling profits of builders.

4.   Four major Japanese financial institutions already have gone under in recent weeks, dragged down by bad loans and dwindling profits.

5.   Four major Japanese financial institutions have gone under in recent weeks, dragged down by bad loans and dwindling profits.

6.   Networks, under enormous pressure to maximize dwindling profits, have been focusing on the more numerous and generally more affluent white households that advertisers prefer.

7.   Stocks, meanwhile, were little changed as optimism for lower corporate borrowing costs was eclipsed by concern electrical equipment and other technological firms may face dwindling profits.

8.   Troubled by dwindling profits in recent years, UPI twice declared bankruptcy and endured a nearly continuous stream of layoffs and asset sales.

9.   With the retail scene filled with tales of dwindling profits and nervous consumers, sales started early this year and have grown increasingly lucrative for the buyer.

10.   After the attacks, Finnair cuts its seven weekly flights to New York to five, and discontinued its four daily flights to London Gatwick because of dwindling profits.