It's especially obvious on curved borders and text, making what should be a smooth white look like grid paper.

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The perfect artificial smoothness becomes a comment on how time has assaulted the creations of the past, even if the original sculpture started out as smooth white stone.

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And in a move that augurs well for those of you averse to branding, there's no superfluous carrier logo blemishing its smooth white back -- at least, not on the model we handled.

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The red dirt gave way to smooth, egg-shell-white sand.

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Instead they applied bright colors directly to a smooth, hard layer of zinc-white or gesso.

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But the White House is clearly expecting relatively smooth sailing from here on out.

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And they include Admiral Stephen Rochon, who wore the uniform for 36 years, then became the Chief Usher at the White House, responsible for keeping us running smooth, day in, day out.

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In an effort to mimic the soft exterior of a real bed, Mr. Fischer coated one of the bed sculptures with white paint but then interrupted the smooth surface by pouring a pile of real concrete over it, weighing down one side of the sculpture's surface.

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This 7km-long white-knuckle adventure combines hiking, climbing over smooth rock slabs alongside waterfalls, ziplining over a surging river and navigating wild canyons via bridges and metal rungs.

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