1.   Among non-manufacturers, profit declined for mobile telecommunications companies and for the electricity industry.

2.   Analysts predict that even though profits are currently strong for U.K. general insurers, the U.K. insurance cycle will soon turn down and profits will decline.

3.   As enrollment lagged and profits declined in the recession, production and marketing expenses were increasing and the major publishers started to merge to compete.

4.   As a result, the banks projected operating profit would decline.

5.   As profits declined, yards slowly withered in Hunts Point.

6.   ATLANTA - Home Depot has trimmed its plans for new stores this year as the retailer faces its first quarterly profit declines in years.

7.   Biogen stock has fallen in price recently on reports that profit may decline this year because of a possible drop in royalty revenue as well as higher costs.

8.   Brokerage firms and investment banks dropped on expectations their profits will decline if a drop in the stock market keeps individual investors from trading.

9.   But U.S. corporate profits have declined recently, in part because of the contraction in Asian markets.

10.   By shrinking the number of shares, a buyback boosts per-share profits unless profits also decline.