41.   The latest results beat the forecasts of even the most optimistic analysts surveyed by IBES International Inc., who expected profits to decline.

42.   The per-share profit declined because of an increase in the number of shares outstanding.

43.   The profit will decline because of increasing competition and declining interest earnings.

44.   The two big carriers posted earnings Tuesday, as did Southwest Airlines, which also saw profits decline.

45.   Unlike shareholders, policyholders rarely complain when profits decline as long as the cost of their insurance remains competitive.

46.   With concerns that inflation is rising and company profits declining in Asia, investors are putting their money elsewhere.

47.   Others wonder whether Kia will survive the crucial first years of expansion when its profits decline while expenditures increase.

48.   As profits have declined over the years in movie houses showing Sri Lankan films, many owners have refused to repair them.

49.   But the electronics giant forecast profits will decline in the year ahead, partly due to an expected slowdown in sales in Asia.

50.   Its profits have declined sharply because of a slump in the uranium market and increasing costs at the aging enrichment plants.