However, petitioner did not produce any evidence demonstrating that he made a careful and thorough investigation of the potential profitability of this change before making it.
There was also no evidence that Ed had any discussions with lawyers, accountants, or any other aircraft experts or advisers about the potential profitability of the aircraft.
It is as important as Adam Smith recognising the scale and profitability potential of specialised labour, over two hundred years ago.
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The LinkedIn IPO was followed by a public market launch for Pandora, the Internet radio pioneer, which, alas, quickly sank below its IPO price on concerns about the long-term profitability potential for its business model.
All three are strategic areas with enormous potential for growth, profitability, technology-infusion and employment for our people.
"This will allow the company to realise its full potential by returning it to profitability in 2006 and beyond, " the firm added.
"We believe this announcement is a considerable positive given reduced liquidity risk and would expect investors to again focus on SLM's profitability and growth potential, " Lehman Brothers analyst Bruce Harting told Reuters.
As the cost consumers pay for goods remains subdued but input costs rise, pushed by commodity-cost inflation, input-price inflation has the potential to hit margins and thus profitability.
However, the classic conundrum is how to properly balance the long-term potential of the company with near term profitability.
Expanding train lengths is the key to rail profitability and the railroads have a potential to leverage the recovering volumes.
Angels typically look for "scalable" businesses that have the potential for great growth and a clear path toward profitability.
Then businesses are better prepared to cope with potential tax code or interest rate changes that could erode profitability.
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And, sometimes, a slump in profitability may not be representative of long-term potential.
Any potential tariffs on polysilicon imports could drive up the cost base and impact the profitability of these companies.
Employees whose whole lives are now better recognized and accepted, and who are thus better empowered and engaged, will be more likely to fulfill the promise of their potential to help drive organizations towards greater productivity, creativity, entrepreneurship and ultimately profitability.
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