Despite the rocky transition, this experiment may actually reinvigorate Philadelphia's long tradition of public education.

As a result, passing the reins to an insider can avoid a rocky transition.

It is a rocky transition for a country where the generation that came of age in the 1980's lived as if they had won the lottery.

But city officials argued that after a rocky transition, the hospital has reduced waiting times for treatment and increased care at Rikers.

What followed was a rocky transition, to put it mildly.

Established in 1867 the club would see early regional success followed by a rocky transition to professionalism.

Museum's founding co-directors were both hired away to help create and support other small schools, resulting in a rocky transition.

International support is urgently needed to help Sudan weather the rocky transition from war to peace.

After an unexpectedly rocky transition, a good party was not enough.

In the last decade it went from a residential hotel to a rental in what proved a rocky transition.