New York was heavily glaciated in the ice age leaving much of the state with deep, fertile, though somewhat rocky soils.

Relations between these castes are somewhat rocky, and for good reason.

The bottom is sandy and somewhat rocky.

At lower altitudes, it inhabits open, dry and somewhat rocky beech-mixed forest.

Playa Quimixto - a somewhat rocky and secluded beach which is settled by a small village of a several hundred families.

Despite today's accord, the bill's path to the president's desk remains somewhat rocky.

He said his first days as a counselor were somewhat rocky.

Although the town's undulating surface is somewhat rocky, farmers produced hay, grain and vegetables.

The Warner Brothers studio had a somewhat rocky 1991, but it is among the most consistently successful film companies.

Mr. Forman, 55, is leaving voluntarily, officials say, though his tenure has been somewhat rocky.