1.   It would put a substantial premium on smoothing out differences and working together to achieve the best environment for growing children.

2.   The panel will try to smooth out differences between the measures, then send a final bill to both chambers for approval.

3.   Baker was smoothing out differences with European allies.

4.   All four congressional leaders met with President Bush Tuesday to try to smooth out differences on the matter.

5.   State attorneys general in Chicago Monday smoothed out differences among themselves.

6.   The bill now moves to a conference committee that will smooth out differences between the House and Senate versions.

7.   The House and Senate have passed versions of a digital signature bill, and now a conference committee is trying to smooth out differences between them.

8.   Leaving Saturday morning, Clinton will try to smooth out differences between Israel and the Palestinians on implementing the Wye peace accords he helped work out in October.

9.   While these difference were largely smoothed out, Britain remained adamantly opposed on the jurisdiction question, a dispute that has dragged on for a year.