| The navy profited from the indifferent performance of the Italian navy, though Italian frogmen performed some notable feats of courage. |
| He profited significantly as something of a pluralist official at this time. |
| Ironically, the king and his subjects profited financially from the trade as their kingdom crumbled beneath them. |
| Throughout the 1990s workers' pay remained largely stagnant while company executives profited handsomely. |
| There is no suggestion that any British MPs profited personally or knew about the alleged corruption. |
| The young poet profited by the attacks of the critics, their effect being to enlarge his poetical studies. |
