Initially focusing on the small-end of the computer market allowed DEC to grow without its potential competitors making serious efforts to compete with them.

Initially focusing on military might, it now encompasses a broad range of facets, all of which impinge on the non military or economic security of the nation and the values espoused by the national society.

Initially a direct to video movie focusing on politicians and drug lords, produced by a small company, it was professionally post-produced for theatrical release and the storyline heavily oriented towards political satire, filming new scenes as needed.

Initially focusing on the study of immune disorders under the leadership of Frank J. Dixon, over the following 25 years the faculty grew and diversified its research interests, precipitating another name change in 1977, to The Research Institute of Scripps Clinic.

Initially it was a pejorative term for anti-government agitation, while contemporary republicanism in New Zealand focuses on the concepts of independence and constitutional reform, with opposition focusing on the indigenous aspects of the monarchy.

Initially the protocol was to be released with PowerPlay 1. 0 focusing on Quality of Service ( QoS ) and later a revision, PowerPlay 2. 0 that would focus on functionality.

Initially, the commemoration of Defenders Day was divided between the two sites ; one focusing on the Battle of North Point and the other on The " Star Spangled Banner " and the bombardment of Fort McHenry.

Initially on the advice of his mother, he attempted to buy the German tribes off, so as to gain time.

Initially, Raimi invited Scott Spiegel to co-write Army of Darkness because he had done a good job on Evil Dead II, but he was busy on rewrites for the Clint Eastwood film The Rookie.

Initially, BASIC concentrated on supporting straightforward mathematical work, with matrix arithmetic support from its initial implementation as a batch language and full string functionality being added by 1965.

Initially his mother was reluctant to let him commit to an insecure football career, so he began an apprenticeship as an electrical engineer ; however he went on to turn professional in October 1954.

Initially, ice on the wings was blamed, but a later inquiry declared that slush on the runway had made a safe take-off almost impossible.

Initially, it was relatively unsuccessful, staying at the charts for only one week, but Haley soon scored a major worldwide hit with a cover version of Big Joe Turner's " Shake, Rattle and Roll ", which went on to sell a million copies and became the first ever rock ' n ' roll song to enter British singles charts in December 1954 and became a Gold Record.

Initially designed to run on AT & T Hobbit-based hardware, BeOS was later modified to run on PowerPC-based processors: first Be's own systems, later Apple Inc .' s PowerPC Reference Platform and Common Hardware Reference Platform, with the hope that Apple would purchase or license BeOS as a replacement for its then aging Mac OS.

Initially limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some English Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant, a practice that carried on up until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010.

Initially Barringer's ideas were not widely accepted, and even when the origin of Meteor Crater was finally acknowledged, the wider implications for impact cratering as a significant geological process on Earth were not.

Initially undifferentiated, the tubercle develops into either a penis or a clitoris, depending on the presence or absence of the protein tdf, which is codified by a single gene on the Y chromosome.

Initially, on 1 July 1867, there were four provinces in confederation as " One dominion under the name of Canada ": Canada West ( former Upper Canada, now Ontario ), Canada East ( former Lower Canada, now Quebec ), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

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, there are solution | solute molecules on the left side of a barrier ( purple line ) and none on the right.

Initially, Dylan used a Scheme-like prefix syntax, which is based on s-expressions:

Initially developed ( though not publicly released ) on the Atari ST, the first commercial release was for the 16-bit Microsoft MS-DOS platform and was proprietary.

Initially fighting on the Rhine with Max Emmanuel – receiving a slight head wound at the Siege of Mainz in 1689 – Eugene subsequently transferred himself to Piedmont after Victor Amadeus joined the Alliance against France in 1690.

Initially the Court took a restrictive view on what consisted of torture, preferring to find that states had inflicted inhuman and degrading treatment.

Initially the only calling points would be Rotterdam on the way to Amsterdam, and Cologne on the way to Frankfurt.

Initially, the mascot took various forms, including that of a helmeted astronaut or " spaceman ", but the eventual choice was a Godzilla-like lizard thought to go well with the name.

Initially, the term ' theory of everything ' was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories.

Initially, the term " theory of everything " was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories.

Initially the line up fluctuated, at various times including Clancy Pegg ( later of Tystion ) on keyboards, Daisy Hewitt as a harmony singer, Dafydd Ieuan and Kris Jenkins ( of Super Furry Animals ) on drums and percussion, before settling down to the " classic " line up in 1995.

Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship, but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments — the " taming "— until she becomes a compliant and obedient bride.

Initially only airing a single game weekly, the modern incarnation airs a weekly double-header, various segments during the intermissions and between games ( such as Don Cherry's Coach's Corner ), and pre and post-game coverage of the night's games.

Initially they tried making their living in various ways: selling milk, eggs, beef and wool, growing cucumbers and peas, and various other schemes.

Initially, Franz Joseph Gall ( 1758 – 1828 ) claimed his very popular theory of Phrenology and localization of function in the brain, but it was attacked by Pierre Flourens ( 1794 – 1867 ) who claimed that, by careful ablation of various brain regions, he had disproved Gall's hypotheses.

Initially assigned to the intelligence branch, most of the scientists eventually went to work in the various Wright Field labs.

Initially she worked as a club hostess under the name Queenie O ' Brien and played in minor and unbilled roles in various films.

Initially, crudely drawn backgrounds and stereotypical characters surrounded Terry as he matched wits with pirates and various other villains.

Initially, all webmasters needed to do was to submit the address of a page, or URL, to the various engines which would send a " spider " to " crawl " that page, extract links to other pages from it, and return information found on the page to be indexed.

Initially they wanted a gun that could be broken-down into no more than 5 pack-animal loads to replace the various 7 cm mountain guns in service, but prolonged trials proved that the 7. 5 cm M. 12 prototype to be the best gun.

Initially the station was served by trains from both companies as part of circular Inner Circle service but various operational patterns have been used during the station's life.

Initially, various kinds of agriculture were conducted, and before long forestry became an important industry.

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 the character was created as a corrupt, gruff nemesis for the Duke family to battle, but as the series evolved over its first and subsequent seasons, Hogg developed more into a comical money-grabbing villain, more intent on various get-rick-quick schemes and shady plots than ever knowingly causing anyone serious harm.

Initially rooted in Paganism, various Christian groups have adopted practices to repel such forces, as based on their doctrine of Christian demonology.

Initially the coins and banknotes of the various predecessor currencies, such as the Thaler, the Kreuzer, and the Guilder, continued to circulate, and were treated as fixed multiples of the new unit of account.

Initially, the company looked at various other Ford products such as the Ford Taurus, Mazda 929, and the European Scorpio as replacements for the Falcon.

Initially, various Islamic groups were implicated in the bombings, including the Jemaah Islamiyah, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and the Moro National Liberation Front.

Initially there were other members on guitar, bass and drums playing support gigs for various bands including Primal Scream.

Initially located in the grounds of Sanday School, the wind-logger will be placed in various positions around the island for a month at a time to compare differences in wind speed with those recorded at the school.