The changes at La Guardia reflect new ways of seeing airports - no longer are they viewed as mere conduits to funnel travelers onto planes.

European law says no crime is committed if a website acts as a "mere conduit".

The judge found it was acting as a "mere conduit" and dismissed the criminal charges against the two men who operated TV-Links.

Under Stalin, all power was concentrated in the party as the administrative and legislative branches of the Government became mere conduits for party policy.

Right-wingers bark back that Salon is a mere conduit for White House spin.

Indeed, in this case, some of the immunized witnesses revealed in their testimony that they were not mere conduits but had also destroyed relevant documents.

"The networks are becoming program owners and not just mere conduits," Mr. Reidy said.

BT argued that when its subscribers access Newzbin2, BT is acting as a mere conduit for their network activity.

It indicates the degree to which education has been uncritically accepted as a mere conduit for information rather than a crucible for personhood.

Sovereignty was presumed to rest solely upon the people, with Bảo Đại being a mere conduit.