The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt.    From LearnThat.org.  [George Leonard.]

Put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : smooth wood; a smooth road. ,a smooth cheek. ,a smooth ride. ,smooth driving. ,a smooth tire casing. ,a smooth day at the office. ,a smooth disposition. ,smooth manners. ,That salesman is a smooth talker. ,the smooth music of a ballroom dance band.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand. ,through the rough and the smooth.    From Dictionary.com. 

His gaze went cool and opaque, his expression smoothly blank.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captured by Moonlight] Reference

"Robbie," she called smoothly, but with every nerve tensely alert.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Master Fiddler]

Jeff Boschee moved smoothly from a national radio interview to a news conference.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Crush of media, fans familiar for Kansas] Reference

He had assumed that title smoothly, and no man questioned him or even looked askance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warlock]

But Danticat avoids sentimentality in smoothly honed prose that is nonetheless redolent with emotion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brother, I'm Dying: Summary and book reviews of Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat.] Reference

“My name is Daemon SaDiablo,” he said, his cordial court voice flowing smoothly from a trained throat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not Forgotten. « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference

It has lights inside it and the water flows out smoothly from the top and runs down the sides of the fountain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-02-01] Reference

But his next try went a little more smoothly, which is good.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bandaids, Strippers and Prison: What do These Things Have in Common? @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy] Reference

Small text doesn't render smoothly, which is evident even when loading Wired.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Top Stories] Reference

We're getting reports the traffic is heavy, but it's moving very smoothly, which is good news.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2004] Reference

That sums up the Queen Vic's Anglo-Indian kitchen when it's running smoothly, which isn't always.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

From there, Elvgren and Uncapher hold their breath that the show goes smoothly, which isn't always the case.    From Wordnik.com.  [News for Charlottesville Daily Progress] Reference

This chapter just refuses to come together smoothly, which is frustrating, because it ought to be cool and dark, like a Dove bar.    From Wordnik.com.  [July 16, 2008] Reference

There's a complete absence of any kind of smoothly flowing narrative.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexico by James Michener] Reference

BLACKBURN: We're -- we're actually -- the traffic is moving kind of smoothly right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2008] Reference

He said other arrangements had been made and the two separate gatherings had proceeded "smoothly".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

"It's just like somebody who takes a higher step and somebody that just kind of smoothly goes along," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Groundswell builds for 'America's horse'] Reference

Those with some prospect of emigrating did their best to insure that their life in custody went as "smoothly" as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commandant of Auschwitz]

Rifle residents recall artists 'project as going' smoothly '.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for Breaking News, Weather, and Sports] Reference

Puritan writing in the Restoration epoch, composed as "smoothly" as Waller.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Study of Poetry] Reference

Overall, the process of getting people processed and dosed went "smoothly," according to Hughes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sand Mountain Reporter: News] Reference

Things went "smoothly" according to the Washington Post merely mentioned the hearing was "notable.".    From Wordnik.com.  [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference

The last member is not the least at all but is the glue that keeps everything together and flowing smoothly which is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bizzia] Reference

George Papaconstantinou said the government plans to borrow "smoothly" from the markets without need to call on the loans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloomberg] Reference

There is also a grave concern that one could apply for software patents quite "smoothly" and "without much fuss" in the US.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet MYOSS] Reference

The discussions, which Sinopec said were going "smoothly," reflect the growing international interest in China's shale gas fields.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Of course, there is quite a lot of controversy over this topic on why the prototype has to be there and ended up "smoothly" to Gizmodo.    From Wordnik.com.  [VR-Zone Articles] Reference

Even as Rhone thrived, things didn't necessarily go smoothly.    From Wordnik.com.  [SIGNED. SEALED. DELIVERED?] Reference

But by this summer, it was clear the Teikyo takeover was not going smoothly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coming To America] Reference

While the invasion went smoothly, however, the tactics used were old fashioned.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Model Army] Reference

It worked smoothly for Peter-son, too, until two weeks ago when a colleague called.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heaven Can't Help Them] Reference

Jordan + Breakfast egg on his face but smoothly recovers by wiping up House managers.    From Wordnik.com.  [It Was Just A Dream Edition] Reference

"A lot depends on how smoothly the disengagement goes," says Hanoch Smith, a Jerusalem pollster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Goodbye Gaza] Reference

And since the early '80s, Salvador Dali had enjoyed a virtual lock on smoothly detailed surrealism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jack The Dripper Returns] Reference

Gestation and delivery went smoothly, and he hit all the early-childhood milestones right on schedule.    From Wordnik.com.  [Understanding Autism] Reference