Initially used to harass light forces operating in the desert, the Sparvieros were subsequently sent against the British advanced columns in Operation Compass.

Initially, protected areas were recognised on a national scale, differing from country to country until 1933, when an effort to reach an international consensus on the standards and terminology of protected areas took place at the International Conference for the Protection of Fauna and Flora in London.

Initially various countries developed their own standards, but in order to promote international cooperation, the First International Congress of Radiology ( ICR ) which met in London in 1925 proposed a separate body to consider units of measure.

Initially, Jacksonville International Airport was slow to expand, only serving two million passengers a year by 1982.

Initially, the FI recognised the International Group as individual members of the FI and the Socialist League as its section.

Initially called Ville de Sainte-Scholastique and renamed to Mirabel in 1973, the city was planned to become a vast transportation and industrial hub for eastern Canada with Montréal-Mirabel International Airport at its centre.

Initially subordinate to the neighbouring Luftfahrt-Bundesamt ( Federal Aviation Office ), the Bureau of Aviation Accidents Investigation according to a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Organization in 1980 was put under the direct authority of the Federal Ministry of Transport.

Initially rejected by Warner Brothers, Senat showed the project to the President of Time Warner International Broadcasting, Tom McGrath, himself a former classical musician and conductor.

Initially, the Frontier was considered a compact, but beginning with the totally redesigned model year 2005 Frontier ( introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show ), it became more mid-sized ( as did rival Toyota Tacoma for this model year ).

Initially, the French involvement in Afghanistan was limited to the International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) mission in Kabul ; as that mission expanded to encompass the entire country, France slowly amped up its involvement.

Initially, Lacan proposed that the mirror stage was part of an infant's development from 6 to 18 months, as outlined in his first and only official contribution to larger psychoanalytic theory at the Fourteenth International Psychoanalytical Congress at Marienbad in 1936.

Initially a researcher at SRI International, he worked at the seminal Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory of Beckman Instruments, and then left with other disgruntled members of the " traitorous eight " to create the influential Fairchild Semiconductor corporation.

Initially funded by the International Olympic Committee, WADA now receives half of its budgetary requirements from them, with the other half coming from various governments throughout the world.

Initially known as the National Republican Institute for International Affairs, the IRI's stated mission is to expand freedom throughout the world.

Initially the party had tried to persuade the Comintern to be allowed to return to the International.

Initially named the Industry Alliance for Interoperability, the Alliance opened membership to all interested parties in September, 1995 and changed its name in 1997 to the International Alliance for Interoperability.

Initially designated 2001 HC16, the asteroid was given its present name by the International Astronomical Union in honor of American actress Nana Visitor, who is best known for playing Kira Nerys on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Initially designated 2001 HG < sub > 16 </ sub >, the asteroid was given its present name by the International Astronomical Union in honor of American actress Terry Farrell, who is best known for playing Jadzia Dax on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Initially the major wartime contract to manufacture Avro Lancaster heavy bombers was to go to the National Steel Car Ltd. headquartered in Hamilton, utilizing the Malton, Ontario factory ( near today's Toronto Pearson International Airport ).

Initially the rankings were for Test cricket only, but separate One Day International rankings were introduced in 1998.

Initially described as “ Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill ”, the theory was developed at the Gordon Training International by its employee Noel Burch in the 1970s.

Initially the NSSP was affiliated to the Committee for a Workers ' International but, in the opinion of the CWI, never fully agreed with the analysis that it had made of Stalinism, of developments in the former colonial and semi-colonial world and the national question.

Initially constructed as a home field for Jersey City's International League affiliate of the New York Giants, the stadium later saw its most common use for high school football, as Jersey City's William L. Dickinson, James J. Ferris, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Snyder high schools and the city's major parochial schools, Hudson Catholic and St. Peter's Prep, all used the stadium, particularly on Thanksgiving Day, when Dickinson and St. Peter's would sell it out.

Initially, SJA was an all-male elementary school ; and in 1926 a three-story building was constructed, known as the " Old Saint Joseph ," where the International Bank of Commerce now stands in downtown.

Initially called the Institute of International Relations ( IMO ) its first 200 students were veterans who had survived the ordeals of the Second World War and were determined to build international peace and stability.

Initially dubbed Living Pictures Theatre, it gained much popularity and by the end of the next decade there were cinemas in almost every major town of Poland.

Initially renamed Columbia Studios, Sony spent $ 100 million to refurbish the rechristened Sony Pictures Studios.

Initially, Sampaguita Pictures had planned a child star role for her in Anak, Ang Iyong Ina ( 1969 ).

Initially receiving only bit parts, she was soon spotted by Lois Weber, a highly regarded and influential director and producer of silent films for Paramount Pictures.

Initially Eisenhower planned on serving only one term, but as with other decisions he maintained a position of maximum flexibility in case leading Republicans wanted him to run again.

Initially, Ribbentrop planned to emigrate to German East Africa, where he hoped to become a planter.

Initially, the series was planned at thirty-nine episodes, with Yasuhiro Imagawa brought on board to direct.

Initially planned for 29 and then 12, only three were built at a cost of over $ 2. 5 billion each.

Initially he had not planned to return to political life, but an unexpected opportunity changed his mind.

Initially believing the film would be shot in Spain, Valentino was upset to learn that the studio planned on shooting on a Hollywood back lot.

Initially another double album was planned, comprising live material from this tour plus new studio tracks, but a single album, Goodbye was released instead with three live tracks taken from their performance at The Forum in Los Angeles on 19 October 1968, and three studio tracks, one written by each of the band members.

" Initially, Lucas had planned for Qui-Gon to have long white hair, but that idea was scrapped and in the film Qui-Gon is depicted as having long brown hair.

Initially an interconnected fluid system was planned, similar to the one that Alec Issigonis and Alex Moulton were working on in the mid-1950s at Alvis.

Initially, " what had been planned as an 18-month, $ 25-million renovation with 500 workers, scheduled for a May 2008 reopening with Aida, became a three-year $ 100-million extravaganza with 1, 500 workers including 130 professional architects and engineers.

Initially, Shenmue was planned as a killer application for the beleaguered Sega Saturn.

Initially planned as a once-off, the LiveDVD was updated to the latest package versions in 2011 due to its popularity among new users.

Initially, while the majority of Chartists, under the leadership of Feargus O ' Connor, concentrated on petitioning for Frost, Williams and Jones to be pardoned, significant minorities in Sheffield, East London and Bradford planned their own risings in response.

Initially planned to be demolished in the late 1980s, the non-profit group Save Our Station ( S. O. S.

Initially more villages were planned, but the introduction of cars made fewer but larger villages possible.

Initially, it was suggested that tolling would cease once the original cost of construction plus the accrued interest was repaid – this was done in 1993 and it was planned that tolls would not be levied after May 1995.

Initially, Nintendo planned to package Super Mario Land with the Game Boy, but decided to package Tetris instead at the insistence of Henk Rogers, who convinced Nintendo of America head Minoru Arakawa that a Mario title would only sell the Game Boy to young boys instead of everyone.

Initially expecting a walkover, British XXX Corps planned to reach the British airborne forces within two to three days.

Initially planned for release in August 1996, the album was pushed back to a 1997 release date.

Initially Key had planned Puppy to be a side project while he continued his work in Images, however, when Images in Vogue relocated to Toronto, Key made Skinny Puppy his full-time project.

Initially, he had planned to hand over power to the former director of police, General Roderico Anzueto, whom he felt he could control.

Initially, the company had planned for the plane to replace the locks, rather than having it act as a second, faster option.

Initially more villages were planned, but the introduction of cars made fewer but larger villages possible.

Initially he planned to announce the reason for his decision but under pressure finally agreed to announce that he was retiring on medical advice.

Initially, Rand planned on publishing Anthem as a magazine story or serial, but her agent encouraged her to publish it as a book.