1.   The bank said it sacrificed some profit this year to improve earnings in coming years.

2.   Obviously most firms would readily sacrifice some profit if it meant that they were likely to be in business for some time.

3.   Analysts said many retail companies might meet their sales goals but would have sacrificed profits to do so.

4.   At the moment, Duracell seems to be sacrificing profits for market share.

5.   Companies have also sacrificed profits to carry higher inventories so they can keep serving customers if they run into more supply glitches.

6.   If they lower prices on those machines, they sacrifice profits.

7.   In each case, the company has decided to swim against the capitalistic stream and risk sacrificing profit in the name of principle.

8.   It also enables Japanese manufacturers to cut prices abroad without sacrificing profits.

9.   Retailers often sacrifice some profit to make a sale.

10.   Sacrificing some profit now will yield referrals and repeat business, he says.