Sentence examples for passed smoothly from inspiring English sources

At Permira, power has passed smoothly to a new generation.

Instead, travelers passed smoothly through passport control, many in just minutes.

When Hafez Assad died after three decades as president of Syria, power passed smoothly to his son Bashar.

Yet his party has stayed loyal; in spite of repeated rumblings of discontent among Pasok lawmakers, even the toughest measures have passed smoothly through parliament.

In between his religious duties, the Patriarch met with leaders of the political establishment, including Bronisław Komorowski, the president.The four days passed smoothly.

After his death in 1999 the succession passed smoothly to his equally pro-western son, Abdullah.Jordan is by no means exceptional.

WITH Yasser Arafat gone, his aging lieutenants had hoped that power would pass smoothly to one of their own.

As you read this, a monster of a bill is passing smoothly and quietly through Britain's parliament.

Chavez went on to demonstrate the "finishing touches" by which a counterfeit bill is able to pass smoothly into circulation.

Even if fears of all-out civil war seem overblown, it is reasonable to expect more years of political confrontation and paralysis.The crown itself should pass smoothly.

There's a fine ongoing riff on the perils of translation, while the (as Mitchell calls it) "bygonese" linguistic flourishes and "twould be" and "twixts" all pass smoothly.