Many potential bullies will be slick enough to be polite and receptive in an artificial situation where they know that their personalities are being assessed.
Put more starkly: the road Mr. Obama is sending us on to his dreamed-of carbon-free future will be slick with oil for many years to come.
There's no doubt the issue will be slick, with Inez & Vinoodh on snapping duty, David Beckham modelling, snippets about the Beckhams' private lives and a personal photo album.
For those not inclined to howl with laughter at that line, much in Ms. Benedict's book will seem slick and fast-paced but also contrived, a bit strenuous in its rueful sort of social commentary.
Will a slick new website actually drive more online donations?
I'm sure it will be slick and smooth and groundbreaking and a failure in plenty of other ways.
But hidden in the folds of the voluminous pages will be slick riders aimed to tear down Obama's legacy and push him to pull out a tool he has basically not used, the veto pen?
The road will be slick and it's not worth the risk.
If you use conditioner the dye will become slick in your hair and will ooze onto your back, not sink into your hair depending on the brand.
"I expect it'll be years before everything will be slicked up here.
