Users will pay more for access to a bigger network, so margins improve as user bases grow.

We can lower our price somewhat to the renter and our margins would improve.

"We expect that the chemical company's margins will improve throughout the remainder of 1989."

Sales rose 12 percent over the year-earlier period, to $473.5 million, while gross margins improved 2.9 percentage points.

And operating margins on refining and marketing operations have improved.

In general, most stores are selling less units than before restructuring, but margins have greatly improved.

He also said that the company's gross margins had improved in the quarter but still trailed where they stood a year ago.

She also said margins should improve because of the greater focus on costs and manufacturing efficiencies.

He said he expects margins to improve this year, pushing 1990 earnings up to $3.20 a share.

In the past two years, the margin realised on every barrel we produce has improved by 50 cents.