11.   Benefiting from his friendship with Mitterrand, Pelat often acted as a middle man picking up hefty commissions from companies and foreign governments doing business with the French state.

12.   Brooking also will be the middle man in another way tonight, relaying defensive calls from defensive coordinator Don Blackmon.

13.   Calipari does have human straw Shawn Bradley as his middle man and Jayson Williams as a valuable frontcourt asset.

14.   Carter then told investigators that he was working as a middle man for a smuggling operation.

15.   Cuts out the middle man.

16.   Do away with the middle man.

17.   HAND -- More personal computer companies are trying to cut out the middle man, preferring to sell as directly to the customer as possible.

18.   He can extend his billing periods and spread the economic pain among suppliers, distributors and middle men.

19.   He has been a starter, a closer and a middle man in his career.

20.   He would love to catch the ball himself and cut out the middle man.