Sentence examples for but were less profitable from inspiring English sources

Holstein-Friesian cows were more profitable at CSR80 but were less profitable at CSR100.

A second operation, the "American Mine", was owned by a series of investors in the western section of the Yogo dike, but was less profitable and bought out by the syndicate that owned the English Mine.

These findings are broadly consistent with the aggregate data-hospitals in lower SES areas were less profitable at any given point in time, but their trends over time were no different than the other hospitals.

The downswings were less profitable.

"We export about 40% of our pipe mold production," says E. Roger Clark, chief executive, "and had a vague notion that these sales were less profitable than our domestic sales.

The American Mine operations were less profitable than those of the English Mine.

(Tea was also grown in the Caribbean, but it was less profitable than the other two).

It would only contemplate a more upmarket rival, but that would be less profitable.

But critics call that a spurious argument and note that European banks, Deutsche Bank included, have been tightfisted on lending since the financial crisis — not because of capital requirements but because lending is less profitable than activities like trading.

The Potvins say they have considered switching to plastic but decided it would be less profitable.

That means in the longer-term, banking will be less profitable, but I think this is an inevitable result of this crisis.