31.   A fourth Baby Bell said profit fell because of increased competition.

32.   Across the economy, corporate profits have fallen sharply so far this year.

33.   Also, first-quarter profits will fall short of estimates, the company said.

34.   Both Toyota and Daihatsu expect profit to fall this year.

35.   Building materials companies also declined on concerns that company profits will fall below current expectations, traders and analysts said.

36.   But it warned on Monday that profits would fall by one-third this year.

37.   But operating profit will fall because of price wars, which are now abating, in peanuts and crackers.

38.   But profit from paging fell and the company warned of slower sales growth.

39.   But there are signs those profits are falling, and many analysts wonder how Dell can continue to increase its overall profits while cutting prices.

40.   But Warner-Lambert said its profits fell.