41.   Air Canada said the latest surge in passenger travel tripled its operating profit.

42.   All divisions showed an increase in operating profit, with milling and baking leading the way.

43.   BTR did not say whether it was comparing operating profit from ongoing operations or total operating profit.

44.   But operating profits rose anyway.

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

46.   But Sony said operating profits benefited from cost cutting and from strong business in Asia and the United States and with an improvement in the economy in Europe.

47.   But they may have to sell stocks if they fail to raise enough operating profits, he said.

48.   But with operating profits rolling into the Japanese banks, the idea is unpopular with the public.

49.   Calculate the operating margin by dividing the operating profit by the sales.

50.   Carlsberg said it focuses on operating profit rather than net profit because net profit can be affected by variations in tax charges and financial items.