The city expects the system to turn a profit, to be split between the city and the operator.

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If they charge, they have to split the gross profit with the entertainment providers.

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In fact, he recently split the food operations from the drinks profit engine so that the listed Ichitan will include only beverages.

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By the time GKN split itself, industrial services accounted for 19% of sales and a whopping 30% of operating profit.

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