Begun as experiments, they have grown into modestly profitable enterprises of incalculable historical usefulness.

Fourth-quarter operations were modestly profitable, which tells investors that cost cutting is having an impact.

Now we're marginally self-sufficient, modestly profitable, though we have little to export.

Before the strike it was considered modestly profitable, but said it needed concessions on health benefits to remain competitive.

When they work, bake sales are tasty, fun and modestly profitable.

Since its modestly profitable seven-month run on Broadway, "Baby" has had 250 productions around the world.

DaimlerChrysler said it still expected Chrysler to be modestly profitable for 2003.

If he can get the circulation of the daily up to 250,000 and the Sunday to 300,000, he said, the papers would be "modestly profitable."

Victory has been modestly profitable since 2002.

The consumer book publishing industry is barely growing and is only modestly profitable.