(1) Jackson had been a major power-broker in the 1988 Presidential elections.

(2) For Mr Haider's backers it means chasing out the old power-brokers and restoring a sense of national virility.

(3) They were more akin to the machine politicians we know today than to the noble coalition builders and power-brokers who preceded them.

(4) Along with the free loan, the Milan powerbroker hopes to convince Real president Florentino Perez to cover a percentage of Kaka's wages to make the move happen.

(5) Juventus powerbroker Lapo Elkann is upbeat after an impressive preseason campaign so far.

(6) In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move.

(7) She is one of 26 new DPJ women handpicked by the party's powerbroker, Ichiro Ozawa, to take on LDP heavyweights in an overt appeal to voters disillusioned with old-school politics.

(8) A taste of the political furore likely to accompany the bonus season comes today from a key Washing ton powerbroker.