21.   Profits are up by a third.

22.   Profit is the most important yardstick of success for any business.

23.   Profits were at record levels.

24.   Profits are up from last year.

25.   Two identical strategies using no wealth and involving no risk should, in equilibrium, generate the same profit, and that profit should be zero.

26.   The profit diagrams for options are a little more complex than those for securities as the profit is dependent on more than just the share price at expiry.

27.   Profits were static and the market price of its shares was already falling.

28.   The company profit is the difference between the two sides after any capital reduction has been made good.

29.   Net profits were ahead of budget.

30.   International turnover was slightly down on budget, due to the suspension of the Hibernia project, but net profit was ahead of budget.