Example sentences of "make a [adj] profit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even ‘ Batman ’ , supposedly one of the most successful films of all time , has not officially made a net profit — partly because it paid around $50m to Jack Nicholson . |
| 2 | Trace Computers Plc blames the fall in turnover for the six months to November 30 ( figures , see page five ) , on a planned reduction in the scale of its computer supplies business , where turnover fell by nearly £1m ; the company managed to shave £122,000 from its administrative and operating costs ; the original businesses of insurance broking systems , property management systems and bespoke software development have continued to prosper , the company says , and the Proteus distribution systems business , consolidated on its return to profits last year ; Trace Financial also made a small profit and there was interest in the BlueChip stockbroking product ; the group is still investing about £2m a year in research and development — with some contribution from its customers ; the Pink networking technology company had a disappointing half year , turning in a small loss after having made a profit last year . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've made a healthy profit on him and that will come in handy because it 's no secret I 'm still looking to buy players to improve our squad . ’ |
| 4 | On the plus side we sold and bought Ian Baird twice and overall made a healthy profit of over half a million . |
| 5 | They were usually billed as the star attraction so John obviously made a good profit out of them but they were still paid at the same rate as all his juveniles , five shillings a week . |
| 6 | Until now they have made a tidy profit from selling re-issued pop hits from the fifties , sixties and seventies . |
| 7 | But the South West Water Authority or whatever they 're called erm also made a big profit did n't they ? |
| 8 | ‘ There 's only one place for money , and that 's a safe place … a place where it can make a healthy profit without being subjected to the fluctuation of bonds and shares and suchlike . |
| 9 | Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker . |
| 10 | A steady circulation of 300,000 should make a healthy profit , even at a cover price of 35p . |
| 11 | The report claimed that the railways would then make a small profit . |
| 12 | Although the 1992 results are not public , a highly-placed source at USL tells us that they did make a small profit last year ( on revenues of $91m ) . |
| 13 | Er , that 's a difficult question because we bought er anywhere we could er , and where we thought there was leather that we could make a small profit on . |
| 14 | Erm , when I drew attention to this , one of the first things I did when I got elected to this council , erm , we get papers back which seem to suggest that in fact the Home Office are funding it at a level which , dare I say suggests that we might even make a small profit , er and I have in fact recently been approached by colleagues from Gloucestershire , asking us how we manage in that er , er exercise , because they 're concerned about the high cost of er , protection for certain royal establishments in their county . |
| 15 | GOVAN shipyard should make a small profit this year after coming close to breaking even in 1992 , according to its owners Kvaerner , the Norwegian-based shipbuilding , shipping and oil and gas equipment-makers . |
| 16 | Just stick to your argument that the dealer said you 'd make a certain profit . |
| 17 | By levying tolls and taxes on the traders , the owner of the fair could make a handsome profit . |
| 18 | ‘ None of them were unwilling participants and my client did not make a handsome profit . ’ |
| 19 | Conference , I ask you to support this motion that calls for a publicity campaign to name those employers and establishments that exploit th their staff so they can make a fat profit , and to update the hotel list . |
| 20 | We know employees are being blackmailed with their jobs to risk life and limb so employers can make a fat profit at our expense . |
| 21 | Anyone who can provide shore fishermen with fresh and regular supplies of ragworms and other delicacies enjoyed by fish will make a steady profit from the foreshore . |
| 22 | the no profit rule — a conglomerate , when acting as a fiduciary must not make a secret profit from his position without first obtaining the consent of the principal and disclosing the profit ; |
| 23 | The obligation of directors to account for profits made as a result of abusing ( in the sense of taking advantage of ) their position as directors is often described as the principle that directors must not make a secret profit . |
| 24 | An in-the-money option allows the investor to exercise immediately and make a gross profit ( forgetting premiums , spreads and commissions for the moment ) . |
| 25 | ‘ Then you made a decent profit , Alistair , ’ Adam reminded him . |
| 26 | As you all know our fund-raising project last years was the 200 Club and those of you who joined the club will be pleased to know that the venture made a good profit . |
| 27 | Both German and Polish farmers made a tidy profit from the deal , and on paper it looked as if the Commission had ‘ Germanised ’ a farm . |
| 28 | In City terms he could claim some credit , along with Peter Walker , as the father of modern unit trusts , while he made a personal profit of £1 million from the sale of Cannon Insurance , the UK vehicle of the disgraced Bernie Cornfeld . |
| 29 | The problem is that while some commercial interests made a healthy profit from the '91 World Cup it failed to produce enough RWC cash to underwrite the Catania tournament , let alone the qualifying tournaments for the 1995 World Cup in South Africa . |
| 30 | Boursin , best known for its Boursin soft cheese and Boursault brands , made a net profit of £3.4m in 1988 on sales of £30m . |