Even among those that do not get heavily oiled, many will not make it.
Does the well-oiled, widely feted political machinery of the White House run on its own?
Guffawing critics ridicule this well-oiled "Singabore", casting its good citizens as naive, skin-deep and unadventurous.
Place the dough in a bowl that has been lightly oiled and cover tightly.
As disparate pieces of the tale come together, you can almost hear the clanking of insufficiently oiled machinery.
There is plainly a delight (and maybe competition) among father and sons in building well-oiled, endlessly churning profit machines.
When private demand suddenly plunges, it helps to have a well-oiled machinery of state that can quickly step in.
"You talk about a well-oiled machine, those guys are efficient both offensively and defensively, " Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.
Last week the right-leaning groups backing Jones looked more like bratty children than cogs in a well-oiled conspiracy machine.
They also continue to rehabilitate stranded and oiled animals in minor oil spills.
The police operation to cope with the influx is already well-oiled after last year's final, when Arsenal lost to Liverpool.
With his wide red braces, oiled hair and monogrammed shirt, he looks every inch the investment banker he once was.
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"They have a well-oiled machine, " said Patrick, one of the authors of the national study, said of the Knoxville hospital unit.
Happy ones work like a well-oiled machine, phones are answered, deadlines met and everyone goes home whistling to dinner shortly after five.
Kilroy had a stunted appearance, accentuated by oiled black hair sleekly brushed straight back, making the top of his head seem flat.
Another woman sat at the end of the bench, holding between her knees a string bag full of parcels wrapped in oiled paper.
Instead, she said, the teams of people that take on the biggest, baddest foes in WoW have to work together like a well-oiled machine.
The Paris system is slick in every way: Cool bikes, reasonable prices, excellent placement of stations, and a process that works like a well-oiled machine.
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Given this impressive track record, one would likely assume that that company was a well-oiled machine, deeply disciplined and effectively managed from top to bottom.
The Kemp's ridley sea turtles had been cleaned and de-oiled at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans, and at Gulf World in Panama City, Florida.
Patronage jobs rewarded the party faithful and oiled the party machine.
Like Harmison, Johnson sometimes gives the impression that his best spells almost happen by happy accident, his action less well-oiled machine than a randomly-firing weapon.
Almost half of Mr Kirchner's votes came from the sprawling province of Buenos Aires, suggesting that Mr Duhalde's longstanding political machine there is still well oiled.
But its existing position in growth markets, technology leadership and well oiled new product development capability nearly assures continued profitbale growth for at least 5 years.
Approximately 166 miles of Gulf Coast shoreline is currently oiled approximately 34 miles in Louisiana, 41 miles in Mississippi, 43 miles in Alabama, and 48 miles in Florida.
At the White House, the speechwriting machine is especially well oiled with multiple writers churning out drafts, senior advisers scribbling comments, and fact checkers verifying every word.
"One of the big pulls of coming back was playing behind a forward pack that is so well oiled and so well regarded, " Grindal told BBC Radio Leicester.
Vendors are excellent at squeezing value from well-oiled commodity technologies.
In comparison, the press centre works like a well-oiled machine.
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