Despite such support, preparations for the gathering have not been entirely smooth.

But it has not been an entirely smooth year.

"My course here in the frame of Proton has not been entirely smooth," Blue said.

The singing designer's road to the stage has not been entirely smooth.

Neither was his arrival at the United Nations entirely smooth.

The face of the ring had been entirely smooth and flat, surprisingly thick, with a thin groove around the middle.

Newborns are entirely smooth but develop denticles quickly after birth.

The young are entirely smooth, except for on the snout.

Of course, the road to success has not been entirely smooth.

Even Israel's relations with Jordan have not been entirely smooth.