The phrase "a smooth start to" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe the beginning of an event or situation that goes well and without any issues or difficulties. Example: "The new project got off to a smooth start thanks to the thorough planning and collaboration of the team."
A smooth start to the tax-filing season is already endangered, lawmakers and I.R.S. officials say.
Sarah O'Boyle didn't have a smooth start to her new job as headteacher at Galton Valley primary school in Smethwick.
Transport authorities claimed there was a smooth start to the altered roads system, with few long delays, though the Games lanes, which are reserved for athletes, officials and media vehicles, were reported to be causing some confusion.
With the first days' ticket sales restricted to museum members and with tickets issued in limited numbers to ensure a smooth start to the show, the museum was prepared for 500 visitors an hour beginning tomorrow.
In parallel with negotiations on the Joint Implementation Agreement, which will establish the ITER Organisation, and on the future construction site, including the possibility of broadening the development approach, the ITER project is preparing on various technical fronts for a smooth start to construction.
The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and other U.S. exchanges were able to execute a smooth start to trading, after two days of shuttered trading, with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ringing the opening bell.
Yet for all his success in getting his candidacy off to a smooth start, at least one prognosticator hinted that Mr. Kean should not get too used to the feeling.
Even so, this was a nice, smooth start to our solving week.
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Additionally, the continuity fostered by Denver keeping its roster mostly intact should help them get off to a smooth start compared to some of their opponents that made more significant offseason moves.
But he attributed the relatively smooth start to the society's experience in working with troubled children.
