1.   Company profits this year have been very disappointing.

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

3.   The business is on course for record profits this year.

4.   The business will not show a profit this year.

5.   We must increase efficiency and reduce costs if we are to make a profit this year.

6.   There was a rise in profits this year.

7.   The company made a profit this year.

8.   Amoco Corp. expects to post record profits this year because of surging oil and natural gas prices, Chairman and Chief Executive Laurance Fuller said.

9.   Analysts expect some investment banks to report lower profits this year.

10.   Analysts said a renewed parliamentary majority for the governing Liberals will ensure steady economic growth, with low interest rates and higher corporate profits this year.