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 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, 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, it was suspected that the killings were committed by a Satanic cult ; later more killings were reported around the island, and many farms reported loss of animal life.

Initially films were mostly shown as a novelty in special venues, but the main methods of exhibition quickly became either as an item on the programmes of variety theatres, or by traveling showman in tent theatres, which they took around the fairs in country towns.

Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as the Pale around Dublin, with Irish spoken throughout the rest of the country.

Initially the NRW was to be based on the Motorola 88110 processor, but due to a lack of confidence in Motorola's commitment to the 88k architecture, it was later redesigned around dual PowerPC 601s.

Initially they found it difficult to score the series as the plot itself was still being reworked around the new concept, but the plot changes were finished in time for them to prepare the score and give the film the desired final " epic touch.

Initially, only British riders were allowed to compete ( although women were allowed, despite being banned from riding in the Olympics ), but the competition is now an international open to all riders from around the world who have qualified for this level of competition.

Initially they wore it loose, held in place with a band around the brow and covered with a snood, kerchief or veil.

Initially, the band traveled around the country by car.

Initially, bus implementations were proprietary ( such as the Apple II and Macintosh ), but by the late 1970s manufacturers of Intel 8080 / Zilog Z80-based computers running CP / M had settled around the S-100 standard.

Initially, on the Friday ( 1 October ), the fourball competition began, but was suspended after around 2 hours due to torrential rain that caused the course to be waterlogged.

Initially, the town developed around a stage stop on the Monterey Trail, though after the railroad passed by east of town, Elk Grove's center shifted to its present location.

Initially established around 1878 by W. J. Adams as Limitville, it was nicknamed " Tanglefoot " because several of its first businesses were saloons.

Initially, the Matchbox Collectibles range revolved mainly around 1-75 or Convoy models, usually produced with a high level of tampo or mask-spray detailing and with rubber tyres and " chrome " wheels.

Initially intended to revolve around Salvador Dalí's Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate One Second Before Awakening, the band expanded the focus to include sleep paralysis after learning of Dalí's own influences.

Initially interested in Law and Medicine, he went on to study Classical languages, and his Mémoire sur la Chronologie d ' Hérodote ( on Herodotus ) rose to the attention of the Académie des Inscriptions and of the group around Claude Adrien Helvétius.

Initially, the village was organized around the production of coffee.

" Initially, Scout neckerchiefs were tied with a variety of knots, but the use of a " woggle " or slide, originated in the United States in the early 1920s and quickly spread around the Scouting world.

Initially the avenues and cross streets were raised above ground level and then all of the basements were set on ground level and the land-back filled around the houses with fill.

Initially, The Mergenthaler Linotype Company was the only company producing linecasting machines, but around 1914 a linecasting machine would be produced by the competition-The Intertype Company-using the same matrices as the Linotype, only where Mergenthaler prided themselves on intricately formed cast-iron parts on their machine, Intertype machined many of their similar parts from steel and aluminum.

Initially numbers totalled around 2, 000 but in a second wave around 1, 200 more were sent.

Initially blind and helpless, they open their eyes at ten to thirteen days of age, and are fully weaned by around three months.

Initially he erected large fences around the site and an entrance fee was charged for visitors wishing to view the geysers.

Initially, up to the 15th century, Europeans were limited to coastal cabotage navigation using the barge ( barca ) or the balinger ( barinel ), ancient cargo vessels used in the Mediterranean of around 50 to 200 tons.

Initially the NeXT Computer was targeted at US higher education establishments only, with a base price of $ 6, 500.

Initially installed in 17 U. S. theaters, the Sensurround system used large subwoofers which were driven by racks of 500 watt amplifiers which were triggered by control tones printed on one of the audio tracks on the film.

Initially, " what had been planned as an 18-month, $ 25-million renovation with 500 workers, scheduled for a May 2008 reopening with Aida, became a three-year $ 100-million extravaganza with 1, 500 workers including 130 professional architects and engineers.

Initially a transport organisation beginning operations with the Morane-Saulnier MS. 500 Criquet and then the C-47, it acquired a light strike capability with the North American T-6 Texan and later the T-28 Trojan.

Initially conceived of as a small college devoted to the liberal arts, he ordered the campus built for a maximum of 1, 500 students and recruited many young junior faculty to fill teaching positions.

Initially used in admissions by 54 schools, the test is now used by more than 1, 500 schools and 5, 400 programs worldwide.

Initially the average regiment was made up of 500 to 600 men.

Initially employment for 700 was provided, whilst at its peak there were 5, 200 employed during the construction phase, with this dropping back to 2, 500 near completion.

Initially, the return of World Class proved to be a modest success ( which included the return of ring announcer Marc Lowrance and a few appearances by Bill Mercer ), but financial sources ran out quickly and attendance at the Sportatorium dropped considerably to sometimes fewer than 500.

Initially they were transferred to the Church of the Recollets ( the French Franciscans ) in 1825, but by 1841 they numbered 6, 500, and could no longer be accommodated.

Initially about 30, 000 people moved to the goldfields, but by 1863 this had declined to about 3, 500 because of the difficult mining conditions.

Initially the group intended to end live performances as The Band, but each member was kept on a $ 2, 500 a week retainer by a prospective record company.

Initially, activity was dominated by blocky andesitic lava and ash flows, changing to dacitic pumice flows and airfall deposits from 500, 000 to 400, 000 years ago.

Initially a Kindergarten 1-Grade 4 primary school for 420 students, by 2015 UWCSEA East will offer over 2, 500 places to Kindergarten 1-Grade 12 students, including 120 boarders.

Initially proposed by SAISD trustees in May 1939, the stadium was constructed on the site of an abandoned rock quarry at a total cost of just under $ 500, 000.

Initially the Grolsch Veste had a capacity of 13, 500 spectators which was later reduced to 13, 250.

Initially it was known as the University of Lithuania, but in 1930 the university was renamed to Vytautas Magnus University, commemorating 500 years of death of Vytautas the Great, the Lithuanian ruler, well known for the nation's greatest historical expansion in the 15th century.

Initially confined to immediate members of the Tagore family, in 2 years it mustered over 500 members.

Initially, in 1962, around 500 experienced mining workers, and their families, accepted the NCB incentive of tied new houses complete with furnishings to move from the area of the recently closed Radford Mine on the North West side of nearby Nottingham.

Initially 500 were to be made for the US Market, BMW later increased production to as many as 1, 370 units for the US and Canadian markets, although the generally accepted figure is 1, 244 units sold.

Initially, the Ann Summers parties were as much a way of circumventing regulations restricting the display of sex toys as they were a marketing tactic, but their popularity quickly grew and Ann Summers now employs over 7, 500 Party Organisers, coordinated from the Head Office in Surrey.

Initially planned as a small gathering for 200 people, demand was so high that over 500 tickets were accidentally sold within minutes of being made available online.

Initially Jakriborg started with less than 300 families and by 2005 had over 500 families.