Initially the Doge of Genoa was elected without restriction and by popular suffrage, holding office for life in the so-called " perpetual dogate "; but after the reform effected by Andrea Doria in 1528 the term of his office was reduced to two years.

Initially holding around 500 seats, this was a relatively low timber structure and it was totally destroyed by a fire in 1935.

Initially, the majority owner of MLSE, holding 51 % of the company, was MLG Holdings, a corporation controlled by Stavro, with minority shareholders Larry Tannenbaum ( 25 %) and Toronto-Dominion Bank ( 20 %).

Initially, the new team was based in Switzerland under the holding company of Zeus Sarl and managed by former Tour de Suisse organiser Marc Biver.

Initially there is no holding power due to the significant amount of time required for the anchor to settle and bury itself in the sediment.

Initially a party with members holding moderate and conservative views, by the time of its banning, on February 18, 1931, it had become a solidly leftist, workers-oriented party.

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 surgeons believed this was caused by an abnormal reaction in response to the cement holding the implant in place.

Initially, de Loys thought they were bears, but then noted that they were monkey-like, holding onto shrubs and branches.

Initially an attacking wide midfielder, he later moved to a central midfield holding role.

Initially, Christianity was tolerated but the authorities quickly changed their minds and a law was passed to ban Christians evangelising or holding services.

Initially misunderstanding her meaning, he moves toward a large chair ; but Buffy has found a new kind of trust and intimacy with Spike, enough so that she requests he spend the night holding her.

Initially, his commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Albert Creighton, had nominated him from the Distinguished Conduct Medal, citing the disregard he showed for danger and his " faithfulness to duty ", however, it was later downgraded.

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 he used the name Tadashi Ishihara before changing it when he secured the lead role in Rodan ( 1956 ).

Initially, Leech refuses to accompany him, and the other men follow his lead.

Initially of low standing, Gustav rose to lead the rebel movement following the bloodbath in which his father was executed, and his election as King on June 6, 1523 ( currently recognised as the National holiday of Sweden ) and his triumphant entry into Stockholm eleven days later meant the end of Medieval Sweden's elective monarchy as well as the Kalmar Union, which had united the Nordic kingdoms since 1397, and the commencing of a hereditary monarchy under the House of Vasa which, currently under the House of Bernadotte, continues to date.

" Initially the musical instruments of rumba consisted of regular household items: the side of a cabinet functioned in the role of the present-day tumba or salidor ( primary supportive drum ), while an overturned drawer served as the quinto ( lead drum ) and a pair of spoons played the cáscara part on whatever was available "— Peñalosa ( 2010: xiii ).

Initially, the ASIM Specialist might lead the laboratory activity.

Initially, the band intended to honor their remaining dates, and announced Chris Shinn of Unified Theory as lead vocalist for the remainder of their tour.

Initially, this helps compensate for heart failure by maintaining blood pressure and perfusion, but places further strain on the myocardium, increasing coronary perfusion requirements, which can lead to worsening of ischemic heart disease.

Initially the main product was silver ore, then later copper, and finally lead.

Initially both Pikachu and the Pokémon Clefairy were chosen to be lead characters for the franchise merchandising, with the latter as the primary mascot to make the early comic book series more " engaging ".

Initially, a handful of other private equity firms and hedge funds had planned to follow KKR's lead but shelved those plans when KPE's performance continued to falter after its IPO.

Initially, it was expected to be lead poisoning due to the lead mining upstream.

Initially the attack by the lead elements succeeded, but the British counter-attacked and in the process the bridge was destroyed.

Initially, Phil Collins did not wish to take over for Gabriel, opting instead to teach the potential lead singers the songs.

Initially, the State Street store was the lead store of the Macy ’ s North division, immediately following the merger.

Initially devised as a guest character, Pearl would take on an increasingly important role in the series, first as a replacement supporting character for Dr Forrester and subsequently replacing him as the lead mad scientist.

Initially the declared winner was Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda driving a Ferrari 312T2 extending his Drivers ' Championship lead to 23 points after first across the line James Hunt had his McLaren M23 disqualified in post-race scruitineering.

Initially, the new company supplied lead and tin foil wrappers to cigarette and candy companies.

Initially these were Polish prisoners, but later whole tracts of land in Ukraine were assigned for Tatars to capture any unfortunate soul ( including Jews who moved en masse into the palatinates of Ukraine after 1569 ) and lead them to be sold on the slave markets of Kaffa.

Initially, males were also thought to lead harems of females and their young.

Initially, Vortigaunts were planned to begin Half-Life as enemy non-player characters, which the player has to win over as allies and lead in rebellion.

Initially the screenplay was attached to Ron Howard and then Jonathan Demme, who had planned to cast Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in the lead roles.

Initially Carver was unable to find a sponsor for his proposed explorations but in 1766, Robert Rogers contracted Carver to lead an expedition to find a western water route to the Pacific Ocean, the Northwest Passage.

He graduated in chemistry at the American University in Cairo, and organized the Congress of Educated Muslims. Abd al-Qadir wedding photograph, 1934 Initially, he took a post in the settlement department of the British Mandate government, but eventually moved to the Hebron area during the 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine to lead the struggle against the British.

Initially leading in the polls, Soong narrowly lost the election with 36. 84 % of the vote to Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party with 39. 3 %.

Initially, polls hinted at a possible victory for the " Yes " side.

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, Chen stated that Soong was to deliver a secret message to the PRC leadership, but Soong denied this.