An understanding that quality improvement results in cost advantages and better profit potential.

对于质量改进可以创造成本优质以及潜在利润的认同。

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Ford recorded a wholly unexpected profit for the third quarter of nearly $1 billion, thanks in large part to a huge improvement in its North American operations.

Ford第三季度盈利额达到出人意料的10亿美元，很大程度上要归因于其在北美市场运营的巨大改进。

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In corporate news, Lowe's Companies Inc. reported a 19 percent rise in profit on tight cost controls, but the home improvement retailer trimmed its full-year earnings forecast.

企业新闻方面，美国家居建材类零售商洛斯公司(Lowe ' s Companies)公布利润增长19%，主要是因为严格控制运营成本，不过同时下调了全年收益预期。

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They are tactics taken to support historical behaviors, which trade off short-term profit improvement for long-term new market development.

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Unfortunately the necessary profit improvement proved elusive.

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Gross profit increased 69%, attributable to higher revenue and gross profit margin expansion of 350 basis points over the prior-year quarter to 51.8%, driven by printers and materials gross profit margin improvement.

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