Popular music needs stars, who shape and share a culture's fantasies while they contribute to the bottom line.

"Our program looks beyond how organizations contribute to the bottom line," she said.

Women are an irrelevance unless they contribute to the bottom line.

A number of well-known artists have contributed to the Carnal line.

He's not allowed to contribute his genes to the line.

Philips, he insists, is already contributing to the bottom line.

"Every branch store contributes a profit to the bottom line," he said.

If one worker is paid more than another, then she must contribute more to the bottom line.

Data mining in customer relationship management applications can contribute significantly to the bottom line.

But the utility is betting that its own power subsidiary will contribute significantly to the bottom line.