Initially however, these groups were small and conducted little active raiding into Nicaragua.

Initially, they lived near the city docks, in the Gängeviertel quarter of Hamburg, for six months, before moving to a small house on the Dammtorwall, a small city in the Inner Alster.

Initially, Saladin attempted to organize his men into battle order, but as his bodyguards were being killed, he saw that defeat was inevitable and so with a small remnant of his troops mounted a swift camel, riding all the way to the territories of Egypt.

Initially a small branch of the Sturmabteilung ( the " Brownshirts " or Stormtroopers, abbreviated in German as SA ), the SS grew in size and power due to its exclusive loyalty to Adolf Hitler, as opposed to the SA, which was seen as semi-independent and a threat to Adolf Hitler's hegemony over the party.

Initially, Torres was very outspoken in her disapproval of Captain Janeway's decision to destroy the Caretaker's array, which had the ability to send the Voyager back home from the Delta Quadrant, and carried a small grudge against the captain.

Initially signifying only a small coalition of Tiele tribes in Northern China, Mongolia, and the Altay Mountains, it later denoted citizenship in the Uyghur Khaganate.

Initially playing in small gay clubs, his fame spread.

Initially Babylon was a small nation which did not control much territory, and was overshadowed by much older, powerful, and more established kingdoms like Isin, Larsa, Assyria and Elam.

Initially these were small scale attacks launched by refugees often motivated by economic reasons, but they were quickly adopted by the military of the neighboring Arab states, who organized them into semi-formal brigades which mounted larger scale operations from 1954 onwards.

Initially, a small number of institutions ( Barnard College, Yale University, Princeton University ) refused to accept funding under the student loan program established by the act because of the affidavit requirement.

Initially ordered to take his command to the Rhineland for rest and reinforcements, Chill disregarded the order and moved his forces to the Albert Canal, linking up with the 719th ; he also had ' reception centres ' set up at the bridges crossing the Albert Canal, where small groups of retreating troops were picked up and turned into ' ad hoc ' units.

Initially, people thought this gas to be lethal, even in small doses.

Initially they were individually wrapped by hand in squares of foil, and the introduction of machine wrapping in 1921 simplified the process while adding the small paper ribbon to the top of the package to indicate that it was a genuine Hershey product.

Initially, the Nile perch's diet consisted of native cichlids, but with decreasing availability of this prey, it now consumes mainly small shrimp and minnows.

Initially, it was mainly a rural country with small, scattered developments in places like Westport which was founded in 1800 and served as the county seat early on.

Initially, communist parties were small in all countries except Czechoslovakia, such that there existed an acute shortage of politically " trustworthy " persons for administration, police and other professions.

Initially the new St John's College was rather small and not well endowed financially.

Initially located in a small storefront, the Bainbridge Library was expanded considerably upon moving to a new building.

Initially a small mining town, this town has changed noticeably both in its appearance and economic focus.

Initially the hulls were constructed of wood, with lines like those of any other small merchant ship.

Initially called the Gallatin Canyon Basin, the Meadow is braided with small rivers that channel mountain snow run-off.

Initially former car ferries were used, but as of 2 May 2004 the service has been operated by two " small waterplane area twinhulls " ( swaths, similar to catamarans ), built at the Royal Schelde Group in Vlissingen ( Flushing ), and named " Prins Willem Alexander " and " Prinses Máxima ".

Initially they were small estates in the country, which were given to loyal vassals by the Tsar.

Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England.

Initially a vocal and instrumental group, the group focused primarily as a vocal act after signing with Federal.

Initially rejected from the most important commercial show of the time, the government-sponsored Paris Salon, the Impressionists organized yearly group exhibitions in commercial venues during the 1870s and 1880s, timing them to coincide with the official Salon.

Initially the groupe comprised a group of French fighter pilots sent to aid Soviet forces on the Eastern Front at the suggestion of Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French Forces, who felt it important that French servicemen serve on all fronts in the war.

) Initially, a key group of software companies used DocBook since their representatives were involved in its initial design.

Initially, when Bhutan was opened up for Tourism in 1974, the Government-owned Tourism Corporation was set up in Thimphu to encourage and organise individual and group tours to destinations of cultural importance in Bhutan, concentrating on Buddhism, weaving, birds, nature and trekking, and any special package.

Initially, the group presented its argument largely in terms of nationalistic rather than religious symbolism.

Initially the intros consisted of simple messages, but they grew progressively more complex as they became a medium to demonstrate the purported superiority of a cracking group.

Initially reluctant, the group eventually decides to evade the authority of Mikey's older brother, Brandon, and escape for one last " Goonie adventure.

Initially this group was not very successful, but 40 years later, Oregon is considered a prestigious growing area.

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

Initially, Tosh was the only one in the group who could play musical instruments.

Initially, the group was composed of singer David Johansen, guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets ( who was replaced by Sylvain Sylvain after a few months ), bass guitarist Arthur " Killer " Kane and drummer Billy Murcia.

Initially known as " Front des Petits Peuples " from 1946 to 1960, the group later took the designation " Front de Libération des Hauts plateaux " and joined, with the FLC, the " Front unifié pour la Libération des Races opprimées " ( FULRO ) at some point in the 1960s.

Initially, Pettibon had been a bass player in the group when it was known by the name Panic.

Initially, the team was closely associated with the original Superboy ( Superman when he was a teenager ), and was first portrayed as a group of time travelers who frequently visited him.

Initially, the project attracts some interest from the group of amateur actors with whom Mark produces radio plays, but by the fourth production meeting, almost no one shows up and Mark is forced to acknowledge that he currently lacks the resources to ever move Northwestern past the pre-production phase.

Initially he received no levy troops, and he sailed to Sicily with a group of 7, 000 heterogeneous volunteers.

Initially a group of friends interested in contemporary art and literature, most of them studied at the private art school of Rodolphe Julian ( Académie Julian ) in Paris in the late 1880s.

Initially Kennedy refused, so the group asked McCarthy to run, and he responded favorably.

Initially, the group was a huge hit in the U. S. and the UK, but Humble Pie split in 1975 due to lack of later chart success, and Marriott went solo.

Initially, the group was formed in 1987 out of the cover band Lords of the Wasteland which featured Wood, Gossard, Ament and Malfunkshun drummer Regan Hagar.

Initially, this group supported the position of the Communist Party of China.