Sentence examples for than profitable from inspiring English sources

But this is more impressive-sounding than profitable; because of razor-thin margins, BGI made operating profits of just £43m in 1999.

Ailing hospitals might garner more sympathy than profitable drug companies.

There was a Tease in Roslyn from early 2001 to spring of 2003, but it was closed because its size (50 seats) made it less than profitable.

Struggling companies are even more loath to talk about executive pay than profitable ones because of the criticism the issue can bring down on a company.

Publishers will continue to invest in books that are more prestigious than profitable; only now they will do it knowingly and openly.

He has in mind experienced industry professionals who would want to work closely with insiders on turnarounds, not fully independent directors more interested in providing checks and balances than profitable ideas.

The resultant, less-than-profitable cost benefit has been a disincentive to adequate investment, particularly in the U.S. and in less affluent developing nations, and so the plastic accumulates worldwide and the problem compounds itself globally.

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That means they concentrate on chronic diseases, rather than less profitable infectious ones.

If a complex job takes more time than is profitable, so be it.