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Birmingham's innings started rockily as a sparky Maxwell took wickets in his first two overs.

The Bears' innings started rockily as Maxwell took wickets in his first two overs.

Their relationship starts rockily, when Jason moves in with Jenn's family after a traumatic drunk-driving incident.

"You know we started off our campaign pretty rockily playing at home against London Irish.

Her testimony began rockily. To the D.A.'s opening question, "How old are you, little girl?," Carrie answered that she was six, though all other sources--including her own aborted trial testimony the next summer--suggest she was seven at the time of her mother's death.

A season that started rockily ended with 149 winners, a partnership with Lochsong, reconciliation with Cumani and a contract to ride for Sheikh Mohammed.

But we ended up qualifying - albeit rockily. I had to make difficult decisions, like bringing in Jonathon Woodgate and bringing Robbie Fowler back against Bulgaria, which were forced on me.