That said, the election itself went more smoothly than most predicted.
On the one hand, the city was bracing itself for the final assault by the rapidly advancing allies; on the other, because the war has not proceeded quite as smoothly as some predicted, many Baghdadis simply did not believe reports that the Americans were close to the city's gates.
For instance, Spears seems to predict that Roberts will move smoothly through the confirmation process.
The calculations also predict that thin bands curve more smoothly, a result the researchers call intuitive.
"I have a prediction, We've always said EVA 3 was going to be the most difficult and the most challenging, and I predict it's going to go more smoothly than any other EVA on this mission.
Using a new technology Honda calls "i-Walk," which includes the ability to predict and react to sudden movements, this robot walks more smoothly and naturally than its predecessors.
His comparison of the Afghanistan conflict with the Korean War, another US intervention led by a gung-ho commander that quickly spiralled out of control and became messier and bloodier than anyone had predicted, seemed smoothly convincing to me, but I have no idea whether he is actually right.
But as the public face of a nation at war -- and a war not progressing as smoothly as some had predicted -- Mr. Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense, has assumed an even crustier, testier tone in defending his war plan from public criticism and second thoughts from even some of his own commanders.
If the bike share operates smoothly this summer, I'm predicting a major deficit of bike availability between shows during fashion week in September.
On the basis of this, a rapid solution to predict the value of exponent n is proposed, guaranteeing this method could be used more smoothly in practical engineering.
