1. The best argument for efficiency is its cost—or, more precisely, its profitability. 提高效率的最佳理由是它的成本——或者更准确地说，是它的盈利能力。
2. By motivating customers to patronize all three, we will thus contribute to the profitability of each and maximize our return. 通过鼓励客户光顾这三家公司，我们将为每一家公司的盈利做出贡献，并使我们的回报最大化。
3. Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a "good to excellent" expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015. 74%的受访者表示，他们对2015年房地产盈利能力的预期为“良好到极好之间”。
4. One study showed, for example, that acquiring firms were on average unable to maintain acquired firms' pre-merger levels of profitability. 例如，一项研究表明，平均来看，收购公司无法维持被收购公司合并前的盈利水平。
5. When we prevent physical waste, increase energy efficiency or improve resource productivity, we save money, improve profitability and enhance competitiveness. 当我们防止物质的浪费、提高能源效率或提高资源生产率时，我们就节约了资金、提高了盈利能力并增强了竞争力。
