21.  The Mutual Series funds are virtual clones of each other, investing primarily in midsize companies.

22.  The remainder goes into midsize companies that Meyer and co-manager Trent E. May believe will grow to big-cap size.

23.  To protect itself against future downturns in the aviation industry, the company is seeking acquisitions outside aerospace, principally small to midsize companies in the fastener area.

24.  While many minority business organizations focus on small to midsize companies, one fledgling group has set its sights higher.

25.  Executives of midsize companies surveyed by the group predicted steady growth and higher investment in the second quarter of this year.

26.  He said special loan guarantees to cash-strapped midsize companies would be increased.