Including the service and parts business, it is also the most profitable segment.

Long-range routes, he pointed out, are the most profitable segment of the industry.

Imagine if food production took the same quality improvements and health benefits for the public as a very profitable segment of the American economy offered.

The Government's war on drugs is creating a clash with the most profitable segment of the banking business.

But it's quite possible that this will be a profitable segment in the future, so who knows...

That means the time has come for a very profitable segment of commercial television to go beyond tokenism.

Analysts note that book publishing is not the most profitable segment of the media industry.

Sprint is another competitor in the business services market, which may be the most profitable segment of the telecommunications industry.

"Children's books were always the most profitable segment of the business," says Gordon.

A major reason is that juvenile books are the fastest growing and most profitable segments of trade book publishing.