Initially holding a commanding lead in the polls, Soong lost by just over 300, 000 votes, and the financial scandal that tarnished his image as a clean politician likely led to this outcome.

Initially, the brigade resented having the meticulously groomed and well-dressed Webb as their commanding officer, but he soon earned their respect through his attention to detail, his affability, and his discipline.

Initially, the command was headed by a Chief-of-Staff ( a general officer from one of the participating countries ) in accordance with the personal direction of the Mediator, ( a civilian ).

Initially the town was known as " Spier's Turnout ", but was changed to honor the first Confederate officer to die in battle, Colonel Francis S. Bartow of Savannah, Georgia, who was killed at the Battle of Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861.

Initially posted to 77th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion in Manhattan Beach, California, Hackworth was eventually assigned to Germany, initially in staff roles but returning to infantry in the early 1960s as an Infantry company commander under Colonel Glover S. Johns, and learned a great deal of the skills that were needed to be an effective officer from this veteran.

Initially the Polish government denied that it was responsible for the false flag action that created the entity, but Polish leader, Józef Piłsudski, subsequently acknowledged that he personally ordered Żeligowski to pretend that he was acting as a mutinous Polish officer.

Initially, officer Castillo Cano claimed that Bithorn was violent and also claimed that

Initially it was claimed that his driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer.

Initially an anti-communist with dreams of becoming a foreign service officer, he said he became disillusioned by the Vietnam War.

Initially, the imperial forces could not advance well against Zhaoyi forces, and the campaign was complicated by a mutiny by the officer Yang Bian ( 楊弁 ) at Hedong Circuit ( 河東, headquartered in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi ) early in 844.

Initially he served as a platoon leader in charge of 2nd Platoon, but later, in October 1942, he was promoted to first lieutenant and became the acting company executive officer, although this was not made official until May 1943.

Initially, Wilma was depicted as a cold, aloof military officer and starfighter pilot, with little interest in Captain Rogers.

Initially, the aliens chose Reed and Mayweather as host bodies as they were always present on the bridge and would be kept well informed, and their position as the armoury officer and the helmsman respectively would not interfere with the unfolding events of a medical situation.

Initially serving under General Walter Gwynn who commanded Norfolk's defenses, William Mahone soon became a prominent officer in the Confederate Army.

Initially, the travellers support her and are furious at the officer's arrogance, but their indignation soon disappears as they grow angry at Boule de Suif for not sleeping with the officer so that they can leave.

Initially, black women were segregated, but in keeping with Army policies, integrating officer training, and with pressure from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ), by November 1942, they were being trained in integrated units.

Initially, the mountain regions were divided into seven military districts, each commanded by an officer and home to at least two Alpini companies.

Initially, he joined the United States Coast Guard, but he later served in the U. S. Army as a cavalry officer.

Initially a brigadier general of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War, after the death of David Wooster in 1777 he became the major general of militia and the second-highest ranked militia officer in the state.

Initially, Custer had 208 officers and men under his command, with an additional 142 under Reno, just over a hundred under Benteen, 50 soldiers with Captain McDougall's rearguard, and 84 soldiers under 1st Lieutenant Edward Gustave Mathey with the pack train.

Initially the Government of the Irish Free State under Cosgrave wished for Healy to reside in a new small residence, but, when facing death threats from the IRA, he was moved as a temporary measure into the Viceregal Lodge, the former ' out of season ' residence of the Lord Lieutenant, the former representative of the Crown until 1922.

Initially under the command of Lieutenant General Thomas Blamey, the division was originally composed of the 16th, 17th and 18th Brigades, each established with four infantry battalions, but later as a result of the 18th Brigade being sent to the United Kingdom in June 1940 and the decision to adopt the British establishment of three infantry battalions to a brigade, the 19th Brigade was raised as the division's third infantry brigade.

Initially starring John Astin in Grant's role of Lieutenant Commander Sherman, the TV series was probably most notable for the casting of Tony Curtis ' daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis as Lieutenant Duran.

Initially, the leading Republican candidate was Lieutenant Governor Mike Huckabee.

Initially commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, he was promoted to Captain by the time he left the service.

Initially, the commander of the Task Force – the military element of the Mission – was Lieutenant Colonel John Frewen, OC 2 RAR, and the deputy commander Major Vern Bennett, New Zealand Army, from Linton.

Initially, Hutchinson was to face the three-term Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, who was favored in most pre-election polls, in the Republican Primary.

Initially a milita, under the instruction of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Banks they formed the core of the New Zealand Army following successful service in the Boer Wars.

Initially, the construction of the dam was started by Sir Louis Dane, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab.

Initially ranked as First Lieutenant, she is later promoted to Captain, and later to Major, concluding with her being chosen as the commander of the new SDF-2 Megaroad-01 ship and crew.

Initially assigned to the frigate Constitution, he volunteered to take part in the daring expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., to board the captured U. S. frigate Philadelphia, moored “ within half gunshot of the Pasha ’ s castle ” in Tripoli harbor and put her to the torch.

Initially, the Cossacks were commanded by Colonel Filon Dzhalalii, but after a few days he was replaced by Ivan Bohun.

Initially the effective force was limited to smaller vessels, but this changed after the rise of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 1969.

Initially intended as a relaunch of the Bond book series following the death in 1964 of the character's creator, Ian Fleming, Colonel Sun instead ends up being the final book of the series ( discounting a " biography " of Bond and a pair of film script adaptations ) until John Gardner revives the literary James Bond in 1981.

Initially, Ensign Ralph ( changed to " Frank " in the book ) Pulver threatened to sue Heggen for using his actual name.

Initially, the vocalists consisted of artists such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, Doris Day, and others.

Initially Floyd Gottfredson besides doing the Mickey comic strip oversaw the Disney comic strip department from 1930 to 1945, then Frank Reilly was brought in to administer the burgeoning department from January 1946 to 1975.

Initially, NBC Nightly News was presented by two anchors from a rotating group of three: Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Frank McGee.

Initially, his dissents " were only when, with Hughes, Brandeis, Stone or Roberts — like himself, lawyers of deep experience — he could not go along with what he considered the judge-made amendments of the Constitution implicit in the opinions of Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas and Frank Murphy, whom Roosevelt had sent to follow Black and Reed on the court.

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, the Quebec – New England Transmission consisted of the section between the Des Cantons station near Windsor, Quebec and the Frank D. Comerford Dam near Monroe, New Hampshire which, because of the asynchronous operation of the American and Québec power grids, had to be implemented as HVDC.

Initially Luca is an independent thief and killer whose crew, which includes Pauli Taglia ( John Santucci ) and Frank Holman ( Ted Levine ), specializes in robberies, burglaries and home invasions.

Initially known as Camp Murphy, that includes Zablan Field, in honor of the first American high commissioner Frank Murphy, it was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the Philippines ’ first President.