Sentence examples for profit setting from inspiring English sources

The drugstore chain Duane Reade warned yesterday that it would fall short of Wall Street's forecast for third-quarter profit, setting off a 38percentt decline in its share price.

SAP, a leading maker of business-management software, said it exceeded its latest sales forecast for 2001 and met a target for profit, setting off a 13percentt gain in its stock price.

The Spartech Corporation, which makes molded plastic products and packaging, said that it planned to shut some of its 47 plants and that higher raw-material costs had hurt first-quarter profit, setting off a 7.7percentt decline in its share price.

This means providing a clear vision (bigger than profit), setting clear and transparent goals, collaborating with direct reports to cascade those into their own teams, ensuring they have the resources they need, and then revisiting the conversation often.

But illegal gambling rings hijacked the festival for profit, setting up massive arenas where the rockets are launched on and off season with no oversight.

Banco Santander, which reported a 94 percent drop in quarterly profit, set aside more money to cover potential real estate losses.

Though Extend's clinics counsel patients about potential risks and the chances for pregnancy, some doctors worry about the ethics of offering an experimental procedure in a for-profit setting.

Since these took place over time, and some parts of the banks were still generating profits, setting capital levels at about 7% would do.

Given the very high cache that U.S. credentials enjoy in many countries, I could see the for-profits setting up loss-leader "branch campuses" overseas, just to earn their 10 cents on the dollar there.

Characteristics of participating facilities included ownership model (public or for-profit), setting (urban or rural), age, and number of beds.

A total of 42% of practitioners reported working within the NHS, 68% reported working from an independent/private clinic and 12% reported working in a not-for-profit setting.