Decades earlier, he had bought the English copyright for many American novels and made steady profits from the publication of these works.

Less than five years ago, Procter, so often referred to as an "iron man" for its steady and predictable profits, seemed rusty.

Blood generated a steady profit until the late 1980's.

But the steadier profits from its global consumer businesses fell 13 percent, to $2.72 billion.

He just couldn't make the Hideout turn a steady profit.

Although the shuttle was a success and turned a steady profit for Eastern, the company had other problems.

But the police had been quite sure that a small steady profit came his way.

Slow and deliberate expansion through the 1980s created steady profits for the company.

While the company invests in those areas, it is banking on steady profits from products like Teflon.

The estate never managed to make consistent and steady profits.