1.   But Wells is back in his role as Jim Farrell, and the curtain comes down on a smooth performance.

2.   Harrison gives a smooth performance, but he lacks the compelling, darkly erotic aura the character requires.

3.   His smooth performance suggests that the young actor is considerably more sophisticated than the character he is playing.

4.   In past tests, problems have emerged to tarnish what at first seemed to be smooth performances.

5.   It still offers smooth performance from a reliable straight six.

6.   It was not a smooth performance.

7.   Overall, however, it was hardly a smooth performance from a chief executive still suspected of feeling his way on foreign policy.

8.   The overall smooth performance should provide good advertising copy for Tandem Computers, the Cupertino-based subsidiary of Compaq Computer.

9.   Though there are minor errors, like the omission of salt in the mostaccioli, they are merely nicks in an otherwise smooth performance.

10.   Toyota offers up its American-built flagship, the Avalon that provides smooth performance and room for up to six passengers.