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  • They topped a small jam and struck the smooth-going below.

    THE RACE FOR NUMBER ONE 2010

  • It was not always smooth-going for the Finns, but when things did get rough, the Nokians quickly rebounded.

    Battle Of The Nordic Giants 2007

  • NGUYEN: And this time of the morning it seems like things are smooth-going.

    CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2005 2005

  • Making hay with Miss Trapp was not a smooth-going affair.

    Tour de Force Brand, Christianna, 1907- 1955

  • These sluggish and smooth-going vehicles were employed for the carriage of some of the large plants and trees which enrich the horticultural department, eight boats being required to transport from New York a thousand specimens of the Cuban flora sent by

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Various

  • A big thistledown became tangled in it, and well-nigh blew away with leaf and all; hardly a foot of his path was smooth-going.

    Edge of the Jungle William Beebe 1919

  • Stanley and Diana were cantering gaily ahead along the narrow path, that meant smooth-going for one horse and a stumbling amid small rocks or long, dry grass for the other; while Mr. Pym and his engineer conversed with a solemnity no one could lightly disturb between the two front horsemen and the two back.

    The Rhodesian Gertrude Page 1897

  • The marches were of easy length, the mules stout and smooth-going, with well-filled traveling sacks.

    The Young Buglers 1867

  • The fellow's words left a suspicion upon her mind that there was evil designed against young M'Carthy by this smooth-going and pious hypocrite.

    The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831

  • If you're planning to pack up the family and head out to the National Mall for the concert and fireworks on Sunday, being in the know about restrictions and closures will make everything smooth-going.

    WN.com - Articles related to Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue 2010

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