bumpy start
rocky start

One couple just last week had a bumpy start to their marriage.

Instead he will try to get past a bumpy start to his second term in office.

The program had a bumpy start, city officials and donors said.

Despite a bumpy start, however, the collection system has largely been a success.

Truth be told, we got off to a bumpy start during two recent visits.

Then it was off to a bumpy start as a professional photographer.

Although the program got off to a bumpy start, officials said they were pleased with its progress.

When a program twice as large began five years ago in Paris, it got off to a bumpy start.

After a bit of a bumpy start, things are settling down and we're really starting to feel like a family.

So, if the day was the brand's attempt to make us see past these, things were off to a bumpy start.

After a bumpy start he's found his feet as Gordon's parent.

He had a bumpy start, and didn't win until his fifth match.

Despite the bumpy start, he is already creating a blueprint.

I've been with Hawkins most of the afternoon, and after a bumpy start he came around.

Barnes can even joke a bit about the bumpy start to his college career.

Recently, after a somewhat bumpy start to the season, we at Bath have started to play some nice stuff.

Even so, he said, the Simply Giving program had a bumpy start.

We made a bumpy start to the season but we've put it behind us now.'

The mine-clearing effort got off to a bumpy start in February.

She had three runner-up finishes last year, but got off to a bumpy start this season.

El Senor might have been even closer except for a very bumpy start.

After a bumpy start in the early 1980's, frequent-flier programs have become a huge success for the airlines.

"But a bumpy start does not necessarily presage a bad presidency."

But surviving such a bumpy start was a good omen, surely?

After a bumpy start to his music career, Aldean has been on a blockbuster run.

The program got off to a late and rocky start.

A rocky start, but now she was well under way.

The two groups got off to a rocky start in the 19th century.

I felt good being with her, despite the rocky start of the day before.

In the end our day turned out to be pretty good despite the rocky start.

Do you see any hope and change from the new government, especially after a rather rocky start?

In that respect, he got off to a rocky start.

The artist became friends with John after a rocky start.

Despite that rocky start, after reading this book, I am ready to try it again.

Yet after the rocky start, it really began to fly.

His junior year got off to a rocky start, too.

Again, a rocky start, but it became critical to our success.

He and Bill became fast friends in prison despite their rocky start.

While he has a rocky start in the position, they come to accept him as their leader.

But the screening process got off to a rocky start.

The Chargers’ rocky start was not exactly a bolt from the blue.

The collection got off to a rocky start, with the some works not selling.

After a rocky start we started to come together as a team and there were some excellent games in the second part of the season.

That rocky start was a preview of things to come.

What experience does tell him is that tonight's rocky start can be shrugged off.

But he was lucky in love, after several years of rocky starts.

With that rocky start out of the way, it might have been terrific.

But will he remain happy if the Nets get off to a rocky start?

He got off to a rocky start, dropping four of his first five decisions.

Looking back five years, she recalled getting off to a rocky start with the fund.