11.   Are there inside deals to smooth the way for Cellucci?

12.   Beijing Land grew fat by clearing sites quickly and cheaply using a cozy relationship with the local authorities to smooth the way.

13.   Besides smoothing the way for financial contributions, several Web sites are dedicated to making it easy to help in other ways.

14.   But it also has sped the destruction of the forest, opening more land to be cleared for cattle pastures, smoothing the way for timber trucks.

15.   But senators were still trying to smooth the way for a package of relatively minor technical changes sought by McConnell.

16.   But the task is worthwhile, said Foley, and the toys also help smooth the way when out-of-state victims come to the barracks after a crash.

17.   By facing up to them now, the Aristide government can smooth the way to their future acceptance and offer people some concrete hope of a better future.

18.   Charles Redman is one of our diplomats in the Balkans used by President Clinton to smooth the way for the flow of Iranian arms to Bosnia two years ago.

19.   Connie Swenson has smoothed the way for hundreds of new Arizonans.

20.   Dozens of hosts, drivers and guards smooth the way free of hassles, traffic and discomfort.