Sentence examples for in the bumpy from inspiring English sources

Clara is unrelievedly admirable, treating Felix's arm (injured in the bumpy transition from the 21st century) with a poultice and gamely learning how to play baseball.

In the bumpy path to this public denouement, Ms. Hendra said she believed that it was somehow ordained that it would end this way.

"There are some tragedies that happen in the bumpy road to inequality," says Chang. "But there are also stories of hope and courage in every corner of the world.

Yet demand for their services, especially cosmetic treatments like tooth whitening, bonding and dental implants, has softened in the bumpy economy of the last couple of years, according to Leslie Seldin, a consumer advisory spokeswoman for the American Dental Association.

But culture is always contested, and precisely because it is so central to modernity, free speech is embroiled in the bumpy process whereby groups at different stages of modernisation learn to accommodate one another.

For instance, being all things to all people worked wonderfully well for Bill Clinton the candidate, but when his presidency ran into trouble, this trait was disastrous, particularly in the bumpy early years of his presidency and in the events leading up to his impeachment.

The next chair of the Democratic National Committee will be in charge of creating a presidential nominating process that Democrats can believe in after the bumpy 2016 primary.

In truth, the bumpy ride — often obstructed by meandering cattle and herders on horseback — helps keep paradise intact a little longer.

It was a large step backward for a man who twice won the Val Gardena downhill in Italy — the bumpiest race in the world.

Retailers already bracing for what's expected to be the worst holiday shopping season in 17 years can also expect a rough go of things in 2009 as the bumpy economy bottoms out before launching a recovery.

Umbrella groups such as CNCT have stepped in to smooth the bumpy transition.