Initially supported by Democrats, the law, critics say, has failed to address adequately the achievement gap between whites and minorities and there are problems with implementation and inflexible provisions.

Initially, critics panned the series and predicted that it would be quickly cancelled.

Initially a sounding board for the fans ( and critics ) of the festival, the boards have become an integral part of the festival organization with regular contributions from Festival Director John Probyn and Promoter Andy Copping.

Initially branded a hardcore band, their most recent albums Venom and Tears and Deathless have taken a sharp direction towards metal, with critics likening the band's sound to that of Pantera, Sepultura, and Crowbar.

Initially, it was a box office failure and was panned by some critics but has since acquired a cult following.

Initially dividing critics upon its release, the record runs the gamut from blues-styled guitar workouts (" Birthday Carol ", " Broke Down and Busted ") to power pop (" Devil's Bite ", " Don't Tie My Hands ") to Laura Nyro-styled piano pop (" We Gotta Get You a Woman ", " Baby Let's Swing ", " The Last Thing You Said ") to rock ' n ' roll (" Who's That Man ") to piano ballads (" Believe in Me ", " Once Burned ", the middle section of " Birthday Carol "), as well as including more experimental numbers ( the sarcastic, prog-rock tinged " I'm in the Clique ", " There Are No Words ").

Initially, some music critics wrote the Berlin concert off as a failure when the original line-up was announced, with several complaining there were too many bands singing in German to appeal to the world.

Initially greeted with scorn by critics and newspaper editors in the city of its gaze ( The Chicago Daily News famously called it a " Case for Ra ( n ) t Control "), it is now widely regarded by scholars as the definitive prose portrait of the city of Chicago, although it has never rivaled the literary status of Carl Sandburg's 1916 poem " Chicago.

Initially released with great fanfare and to much anticipation, All Star Batman has consistently received bad reviews from critics.

Initially the law was formulated as pV < sub > m </ sub > = R ( T < sub > C </ sub > + 267 ) ( with temperature expressed in degrees Celsius ), where R is the gas constant.

Initially, both he and Loblaw expressed the desire to continue working together, with Nichol remaining on in the role of PC spokesman.

Initially denying the rumours, Bhutto resigned in June 1966 and expressed strong opposition to Ayub's regime.

Initially emotionally distraught with her condition ( confusion, anger and sadness being the prominent emotions expressed during her awakening after being freed from the Oligarch Network ) she eventually finds solace in the fact her existence is the key to finally rebooting the Matrix and erasing Oligarch override control once and for all.

Initially, the paper expressed Menshevik and Socialist-Revolutionary Party views.

Initially, most former members of the Ba ' ath Party and former Iraqi soldiers expressed a willingness to compromise with the Coalition forces.

Initially a discussion of what had gone wrong in that field, it soon turned into a general debate on the conduct of the war with fierce criticism expressed by all sides of the House.

Initially, Frischmann had wanted to pursue art, but after her father expressed doubts, she attended Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London, where she spent six years studying architecture.

Initially, coastguard authorities expressed safety fears, saying people could become stuck in soft sand and be cut off by the tide when viewing the statues up close.

Initially, HKT owner Cable & Wireless entertained a bid from Singapore Telecommunications, but there was Beijing concern about a Singapore company owning the largest Hong Kong telephone system.

Initially, there was some concern that an eternal flame might not be approved by the cemetery.

Initially, Donna was to perform the number with four of her male co-stars but after four previews before opening, McKechnie voiced concern about dancing around the four guys and at the last moment, Bennett changed the direction to have McKechnie perform the song-dance number alone.

Initially the bikes were an offshoot of the Invacar company which produced invalid cars and needed to diversify its products, and the founder of the concern was O. B.

Initially working under her birth name Linda Rowberry, Strawberry collaborated with Especially For Youth on I Know My Redeemer Lives ( 2000 ) and with David Coverdale on Into the Light ( 2001 )

Initially the collection included only 100 pieces, the rest of the royal sculpture collection being at Versailles.

Initially DID along with the rest of the dissociative disorders were considered the rarest of psychological conditions, numbering less than 100 by 1944, with only one further case added in the next two decades.

Initially the fee was $ 100, but this was raised to $ 150 in 2007, and as at August 2011 is $ 180.

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

Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement ; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later.

" Initially designed to house 320 inmates ( 20 in solitary cells and 300 in two large communal blocks ), Evin expanded to hold more than 1500 prisoners ( including 100 solitary cells for the most important political prisoners ) by 1977.

Initially Class I railroads were defined as railroads with annual operating revenue of at least $ 1 million while Class III railroads had less than $ 100, 000.

Initially $ 100 was awarded for each game won, and the match's winner advanced to play the Money Cards bonus game.

Initially using the Lisbon Militia units plus 5, 000 to 7, 000 hired peasants and later by conscription of all people within 40 miles, supervised by 18 engineering officers and around 150 NCOs and at a cost of just £ 100, 000 the work was completed, just in time.

Initially planned for three months, the production lasted five years and grossed over $ 100 million, visiting over 50 North American cities, including the Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, the Fox Theaters in Detroit, St. Louis and Atlanta, the Morris Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, The Orpheum in San Francisco, Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, the Wang Center and Shubert Theater during multiple returns to Boston as well as dates in Washington, D. C., Philadelphia, Miami, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.

Initially, it might be suspected that a water charged heat pipe would only work when the hot end reached the boiling point ( 100 ° C ) and steam was transferred to the cold end.

Initially, imported oil was taxed much more than British-produced coal, but in 1934 Oliver Stanley, the Minister for Transport, reduced taxes on fuel oils while raising the Road Fund charge on road locomotives to £ 100 per year, provoking protests by engine manufacturers, hauliers, showmen and the coal industry.

Initially, Campus Watch encouraged students to submit reports regarding teachers, books, and curricula, which led some professors to accuse Campus Watch of " McCarthyesque " intimidation ; in protest, more than 100 other academics asked to be listed too.

Initially, prizes consisted of cash up to $ 100 or merchandise.

Initially with the Handley Page O / 100 bomber and later with the Handley Page O / 400.

Initially it was to be a scaled-down version of Office for the ( then ) small laptops such as the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 which Microsoft was developing.

Initially People's Representative Council had 50 representatives from the Republic of Indonesia and 100 from the 15 component parts of the RIS.

Initially, they typically weigh from 50 to 100 grams ( 1. 7-3. 5 ounces ) at birth, and both parents will care for the young, with the male even providing for the female for the first two weeks.

Initially a holding company will be set up by the council which will own 100 % of the shares, thereafter the council intends to do market research to seek the level of interest in private sector investors.

Initially its highest frequency transmitter was at 100. 3 MHz, with all others sitting in the 98 MHz band.

Initially, he had no intention of releasing Synchronet publicly, but as word of his software spread and he received offers to buy copies of Synchronet, he eventually relented, formed a company called Digital Dynamics, and sold copies of Synchronet at a price of $ 100 without source code, and $ 200 with source code.

Initially, he told the blacksmith that he wanted a monk's spade weighing 100 jin.

Initially the power was 100 watts on 350 metres ( 857 kHz ).

Initially the hall catered to only a small number of students, mostly studying medicine in UCD, but it's intake grew progressively larger throughout the twentieth century to a yearly average of over 100 male students.

Initially vehicle production was at a rate of 300 vehicles per month, but thanks to rapid growth, and the development of an advanced painting facility, the factory produced its 100, 000th vehicle in 1983.