| The public persona of Mr. Schlesinger, the reasonable man, the middle-of-the-roader who can draw on a wealth of knowledge and experience in advancing his views, is, in other words, very recognizable. |
| Risotto with spring vegetables is a mushy middle-of-the-roader, an almost neutral background for the dandyish squash-blossom fritter that adorns it. |
| I don't think you can call a man an extreme leftist, rightist, or middle-of-the-roader and have him classified that simply. |
| William Greenberg Jr. Desserts, another middle-of-the-roader, makes a workmanlike vanilla cupcake, dense and chewy if a little dry, and a more than respectable chocolate one, although the frosting is too fudgy. |
| A middle-of-the-roader, Alexander Shokhin, has been made a deputy prime minister with an eye on finance. |
