The stream showed clear and smooth-looking in the glasses and, below the curl of the falling water, the spray from the dam was blowing in the wind.

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Our board has long prepared to ensure that Better Place has a strong bench of talented executives in place to support the CEO and a clear succession plan to ensure a smooth leadership transition and we are fortunate to have such a strong leadership team within Better Place.

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The first was pristine: smooth and clear, it had the texture of a clam.

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Feeding trout dimple the creek's surface, which is smooth and clear and appears as thick as baby oil.

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One can be forgiven for not having noticed the emerging rollover because of what happens next, nonetheless the slowdown in debt-to-GDP growth is smooth and clear.

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Instead, the team modified a substance known as Powder Suspension, a thick, tar-like material, and found that it produced a clear, high-quality mark on the smooth-surfaced food items such as onions, apples and tomatoes.

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They clear and fill the holes, then use a roller or whacker to smooth the surface.

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But the deal was not as smooth as aluminum siding, and Buffett had to work hard to clear the deal path.

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Mr Cavaco Silva did have clear ideas, but he cared little for party politics, and did little to prepare a smooth succession.

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It's a tricky balancing act to pull off, and lots could go wrong -- for instance, it's not exactly clear how smooth it will be to switch between the two types of Windows, or if you'll even be able to get the old Windows on certain types of tablets (that is, tablets that run the power-efficient ARM processors used by the iPad and most other tablets today).

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