Though he claims the girl seemed interested in going to the next step, he decided sex was not a "smooth" thing to do in that situation.
Looking back on those three decades, it's a time in which cheese has become one of Britain's great food successes, but it has not been a smooth ride - and things nearly turned out very differently.
In the end, Mr. DeLay agreed to allow the money to be included in the bill after two New York congressmen -- Thomas M. Reynolds and John E. Sweeney, both Republicans from upstate -- argued, among other things, that it would be a way to smooth things over with the city, people close to Mr. DeLay said.
With the floor-spacing and cutting provided by Murray, Harris and Barton, this may actually be a good thing for the smooth and effective running of Denver's Jokic-led, free-flowing offensive style, but it may also be, as a new adaptation for Millsap, something he will need to adjust to.
I'm hopeful that you will be able to smooth things over so that the "crew" is comfortable and you are comfortable being with her and them.
Whether this rave review will be enough to smooth things over with the honours committee is unclear: instinct suggests Duncan may now be obliged to stump up a larger investment if he wants a piece of that action.
But even critics of the deal hope that both sides will be able to smooth things over.
I love to please; I live to make people happy, to feel comfortable and loved, and when I know someone is upset with me -- no matter how unjustified -- all I want is to smooth things over.
If you are upfront, at the appropriate time, with your partner, things will be a lot smoother down the road.
Surely this is a good thing, guaranteeing a smoother shave?
