Sentence examples similar to a plain sailing route from inspiring English sources

His route to a fifth Test century was not entirely plain sailing, however - he was dropped on 94 by Mahela Jayawardene at second slip and reached 99 with an edge between wicketkeeper Sangakkara and first slip.

Writing a dissertation isn't always plain sailing though.

But it is not all plain sailing for a warlord in today's Afghanistan.

But from there it's plain sailing for Bartoli, a string of errors from Stephens handing her a comfortable hold.

However, joining such a well known band was not plain sailing for the newcomer.

It might feel like you've reached the end of the world, but it's plain sailing back to civilisation on the network of ferry routes that unites all these very different seven sisters.

A multiple pregnancy is often nowhere near plain sailing.

On the flip side, a relationship is never going to be plain sailing.

No one is claiming that being a social enterprise or trading charity is plain sailing.

"I doubt whether any of us would say the last 80 years has been plain sailing," she said in a recent address.

And with a turbulent general election in a few months, 2015 isn't likely to be plain sailing.