Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even if Britain accepts a proposal similar to Ji's outline, how will a smooth transition be worked out? Will the Chinese be as liberal in practice as they are on paper? How, above all, can a country famous for its recent history of revolutions, revisions, upheavals and counterrevolutions guarantee the stability of the independent-minded city-state over the next 63 years? Says a Hong Kong Chinese who has moved his residence to the U.S.: "If the Chinese could guarantee 50 years without change in Hong Kong, they would not be Communists. They would be capitalists...
...sparkling wine used for the toasts (Schramsberg Crémant Demi-sec 1981) lacked luster. But the California red (Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 1978) was a western rainbow, smooth and joyous. The beef farci en croũte was a might overdone, but the candy sculpture of birds and flowers (all edible) that decorated the dessert servings was exquisite...
...heir or a bar mitzvah. It is a period of intense activity and emotional strain that transforms a firm from a little-known private business into one that must operate under the merciless scrutiny of lawyers, analysts, competitors and investors. Sometimes the pressure is so great that the smooth running of the firm suffers. Says California Venture Capitalist Thomas Davis: "Baseball players have to perform when people boo and shout. Companies have got to learn to live with the conditions of life...
Still, Smith has plenty of time to smooth out his public personality. If, as expected, he stays on the job until the company's usual retirement age of 65, he will have put in 9½ years as chairman...
David Bowie: Let's Dance (EMI America). Smooth and elegant, like the edge of a new knife, this sharp, soulful album marked Bowie's return to top form...