Example sentences of "[adv] make a profit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lois will only make a profit or loss under the second strategy when there are changes in relative prices . |
| 2 | Still there , but not necessarily making a profit . |
| 3 | A retailer only makes a profit if he sells goods — and if customers think products are too expensive , they will go elsewhere . |
| 4 | After all , the retailer only makes a profit on the items he sells : if the prices he charges are too high , the customers will go elsewhere and he wo n't make any profit at all ! |
| 5 | There are no bureaucrats going round counting the jobs that never happened , the jobs that went away or the small firms that have packed up because they could no longer make a profit under the new controls and restrictions on their work force . |
| 6 | High Tables does not make a profit on his management of the ingredients budget — it simply charges a management fee for the entire contract . |
| 7 | However , the yard will not make a profit until 1994 when government subsidies are due to end . |
| 8 | It concentrates on its niche market using the narrow 880 metre strip at Alderney where the Trislander triumphs because the bigger aircraft can not use it , and smaller ones can not make a profit . |
| 9 | Revenues generated from all Unix sales grew about 28% — the same as last year — and although unit sales of mid-range products increased 76% , the company did not make a profit on mid-range Unix products because of increased R&D spending in that area , Bonfield said . |
| 10 | Two wrongs do not make a profit . |
| 11 | And I 'm afraid there is no way you can you , if you try and force the caf to be more a sort of caf that people who come to the cinema will patronize then it will not make a profit in my view . |
| 12 | I thought that I had made it clear that we did not make a profit on the war . |
| 13 | Overall , however , the railways are likely to be one of the toughest state sell-offs of them all , for BR has not made a profit for 40 years and is widely perceived as demoralised and run-down . |
| 14 | For example , if the price of BP October calls with an exercise price of 220p were only 10p then investors could buy the calls and exercise by buying the shares at 220p making a total purchase price of 230p and selling them back to the market for 237p thus making a profit of 7p per share . |
| 15 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 16 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 17 | The company is not making a profit forecast , but profits for the 36 weeks to 9 January have grown to £9.79 million . |
| 18 | He had to invest all his savings in this nursery 3 years ago and still it only just makes a profit . |
| 19 | For example , the retailer may decide not to make a profit on a particular item . |
| 20 | If a number of people for purely social or philanthropic reasons agreed upon a joint plan of action , the purpose of which was not to make a profit , this would not be a partnership . |
| 21 | The ‘ marketable ’ sector produces goods and services which are sold on established markets , generally makes a profit , and can therefore be regarded as self-financing . |
| 22 | Unlike a jet operator , the owner of a piston-powered airliner can offer that motor manufacturer ( and other operations like him ) a relatively low fee to have an aircraft packed-out just awaiting the customer 's whim and still make a profit . |
| 23 | And of course all that is a play-off against you know keeping that franchisee er involved and keeping them feeling that they can still make a profit . |
| 24 | Adrian Longden , NALGO 's district officer , said that although times were hard , the company had still made a profit of more than £1 billion in the last financial year . |
| 25 | A typical example is the sentence ‘ Those who sold quickly made a profit ’ . |
| 26 | This can be said in at least two different ways : a ) Those who sold quickly made a profit b ) Those who sold quickly made a profit |
| 27 | This can be said in at least two different ways : a ) Those who sold quickly made a profit b ) Those who sold quickly made a profit |
| 28 | I ca n't believe you 're telling me the truth because that would mean if everybody worked overtime on that basis , we 'd all still making a profit . |
| 29 | I mean I 've just worked out there 's , there are twenty eight jobs there , of which er we 've we 've only really made a profit on eight . |
| 30 | Anyway , that Richardson sells smack so cheap he does n't even make a profit . ’ |