Studio heads realized that they couldn't make virtually the same film over and over again with the same cast of stars and still expect to keep turning a profit.

制片厂的负责人意识到，他们不可能用同样的演员阵容，一遍又一遍地制作几乎相同的电影，同时还指望持续的盈利。

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In other words, if a fund liquidated all profits, the supposed 20% taken out first would actually be larger than 20% of the total realized profit.

换句话说，如果一个基金要偿付所有利润，首先要拿出的20%可能比实现利润总额的20%要多。

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Agassi realized that if he turned a profit on the fuel, he could radically subsidize the cars, much as cell phone carriers sell minutes and heavily subsidize the phones.

阿加西明白，如果他想在能源上获得利润，那么就应该为车子提供补贴，这就像手机运营商销售通话分钟数而为手机购买者提供大比例补贴一样。

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For starters, the seller at the public auction was cheated out of the hidden profit realized in the second auction.

FORBES: Real Estate Auction Bid-Rigging Rings Busted

On balance, firms that derive less than 10% of its sales through Wal-Mart averaged 39.1% in gross margin, or the percentage of profit realized before items like fixed costs and interest expense are considered.

FORBES: The Wal-Mart Squeeze

Marsh relies on insurance brokerage for 60% of revenue and two-thirds of operating profit (earnings excluding realized investment gains and losses and other unusual items).

FORBES: Pulling the Plug on Marsh