1.   On the contrary, it was more profitable than ever before.

2.   The product side is more profitable than the custom side.

3.   Also, it adds, the exploration-production side is more profitable than the refining and retailing side.

4.   Although this will add a year or more to the growing cycle, it should be far more profitable than selling only the meat.

5.   And among foreign-owned firms, the company is more profitable than Morgan Stanley and Coca-Cola in Japan, ranking second behind IBM.

6.   Analysts said Bankers Trust told analysts recently that its equity investing subsidiary and its trading unit were less profitable than in the previous year.

7.   Analysts said that caring for this type of patient is more profitable than taking care of the full range of nursing home patients.

8.   And national increases in the number of wealthy people made catering to the rich at sports events far more profitable than tending the great unwashed.

9.   And software can be a lot more profitable than simply making hardware.

10.   And, he added, sequels tended to be more profitable than the average movie.