Things get off to a rocky beginning, but they become friends.

Despite a rocky beginning, the publisher agrees to publish the captain's book.

"If anything, our rocky beginning has brought us closer together."

After a slightly rocky beginning, we now get on wonderfully well with the people who work for the Trust there.

The board's rocky beginning should have been viewed as an omen of things to come.

After a rocky beginning, Katie and Michael begin to show signs of growing affection for each other.

Reed survived the rocky beginning to come within two outs of his second straight complete game.

She was pleased with the positive response to the program, despite the rocky beginning.

And despite a rocky beginning, the two seemed to have developed a professional relationship of mutual respect.

David Wells (12-5) survived a rocky beginning in which he seemed to melt.