Sentence examples for it was not profitable from inspiring English sources

In 2012 Aitken Spence, a local firm, sold its stake in Colombo's new terminal, arguing that it was not profitable.

Critics derided it as the "Empty State Building," and it was not profitable until 1950.

Contrary to what the company had maintained, it was not profitable in the traditional sense.

But it was not profitable enough to sustain the expansion, mainly because the editorial staff resisted moves to improve efficiency.

It was growing fast, but it was not profitable enough for the bank to extend more money.

As the project was started "from zero" and required investments in systems, infrastructure and credit disbursement, it was not profitable during the first years.

It wasn't profitable and did not have a direct path to profitability.

"I'll just say if it wasn't profitable, we wouldn't be doing it," said Kevin Morris, the Biscuits' co-manager.

But the biggest blow came when Postbank decided to abolish the chip card, because it wasn't profitable.

When couponer Groupon went public in 2011, it wasn't profitable and still isn't.

But Elsevier closed down the journal in late 2009 because it wasn't profitable.