The phrase "are few profitable" is not correct in English.
It should be "few are profitable" or "there are few profitable."
Example: "In the current market, there are few profitable ventures that can guarantee a return on investment."
Alternatives: "few are lucrative" or "there are few that yield profit."
He plans to cull artists from the label's roster of 14,000 and said there have been few profitable new releases for several years.
Even now profitable shows are few and far between.
The fact that the auction site is one of the few profitable e-commerce outfits around is, well, the icing on the snack cake.
Such advertising has now been reduced to only a few profitable categories (and those are less profitable than they once were): traditional women's magazine advertisers, packaged goods, makeup, and personal grooming; and luxury goods, fashion, fragrances, jewelry.
The high-end market is one of the few profitable sectors left as competition cuts into profit margins on mass-market cars and on mainstream trucks and sport utilities.
Galvanized by brand-name recognition, indefatigable marketing and an enviable international presence, Yahoo! is at a $600 million run rate this year for revenue and is one of the few profitable commercial web sites.It reaches nearly seven out of every 10 Internet users, who spend more time and view more pages of Yahoo! than any other site, according to Media Metrix mmxi in New York.
Still, it is one of the few profitable carriers.
Liposome, based in Princeton, N.J., is one of the few profitable biotechnology companies.
JetBlue was one of the few profitable United States airlines in the quarter, winning over travelers with its low fares and extras like leather seats and free satellite television.
Register.com Inc., a Manhattan domain registration and Internet services company that is one of the few profitable publicly traded Internet companies in Silicon Alley, reported yesterday that its net income increased significantly in the second quarter.
