Initially, prize-winners at agricultural shows were awarded inscribed medals and cups but later they were more likely to receive rosettes and ribbons.

Initially, the wastewater would be entirely from the shopping center with the domestic sewage from the houses increasing over an 18-month period.

Initially the White House reaction was that the bitter exchanges with Moscow over Cuba and the conflict in Laos had dampened prospects for a meeting.

Initially it was conceived as a difference engine curved back upon itself, in a generally circular layout, with the long store exiting off to one side.

Initially he experimented with individual cells in series, each cell being a wine goblet filled with brine into which the two dissimilar electrodes were dipped.

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 he was counting the tempo with a metronome and looking for records with the same tempo.

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 you think it is your own train accelerating, but then notice with surprise that you feel no force.

Initially a synonym for " Satanic metal ", black metal has often been met with hostility from mainstream culture, mainly due to the misanthropic and anti-Christian views of many artists.

Initially, Cheddar twinned with Felsberg in 1984.

Initially, Commodore intended to use a hardware shift register ( one component of the 6522 VIA ) to maintain relatively brisk drive speeds with the new serial interface.

Initially in the United States, there was a market separation between " music " CD-Rs and " data " CD-Rs, the former being several times more expensive than the latter due to industry copyright arrangements with the RIAA.

Initially, Cygwin was called gnuwin32 ( not to be confused with the current GnuWin32 project ).

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 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 they used and re-used wooden tablets with prepared ground for these drawings.

Initially, the Ramsay family coat of arms was used to identify Dalhousie but over time, the seal evolved with the number of amalgamations the university went through.

Initially, Brick and Click companies were skeptical whether or not to add an online e-commerce channel for fear that selling their products might produce channel conflict with their off-line retailers, agents, or their own stores.

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 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, the Mononobe clan, a rival clan of the Sogas, allied with Prince Anahobe, another son of Kimmei, and attempted to have him installed as emperor.

Initially, there were technical difficulties in synchronizing images with sound.

Initially, the trio were wary about performing, until encouraging words from Robbie Robertson inspired them to try.

Initially the computer only had 32 words of storage, and 27 of these words were read-only registers made of toggle switches.

Initially, Chinese was used for writing purposes, but by the 13th century, a set of derivative characters known as Chữ Nôm emerged that allowed native Vietnamese words to be written.

Initially the team thought they would be able to use the same methods to create the wave that hits the Excelsior, but found that it did not convey the scale of the wave — in Riddle's words, " this thing had to look really enormous.

In 1885 the Post Office established a Special Delivery service, issuing a ten-cent stamp depicting a running messenger, along with the wording “ secures immediate delivery at a special delivery office .” Initially, only 555 such offices existed but the following year all U. S. Post Offices were obliged to provide the service — an extension not, however, reflected on the Special Delivery stamp until 1888, when the words “ at any post office ” appeared on its reprint.

(...) Initially, the main memory was planned to have 65, 536 16-bit words memory, but soon after its first version, it was enlarged to twice that capacity.

Initially, the institute was formed with the stated goal of basic research including trying to understand, in Hughes ' words, " the genesis of life itself.

Initially, Mr. Lay and his secretary, Nancy McNeil picked the name Enteron, due to the positive connotations of the words " enter " and " on '.

Initially, his only vocalizations included mostly animal-like sounds like cooing or roars, but hints were dropped as early as Uncanny X-Men # 168 that he was capable of more articulate words like “ oops ” and was shown as capable of speaking some words of English years later in Fantastic Four Versus the X-Men # 4 ( June 1987 ) and Excalibur volume 1, # 64 ( April 1993 ).

Initially it was centered on family structures, particularly on the authority of fathers within families, in other words patriarchy.

Initially using the word " and " between the words " Congregational " and " Christian ," the new denomination decided to combine the predecessor churches ' identities into one nationally, while its constituent churches remained free to either retain their original names or adopt the new usage.

Initially, the shield was similar to the current representation, save for the fact that it was silver plated with blue and white inlays and bore the words ' Air Police.

Initially retaining the name Le McGill Daily français, the publication changed its moniker to the edgier-sounding Le Délit, a play on words: While it sounds like " Le Daily " in English, in French, Le Délit actually means the offense or the misdemeanor.

Initially rebuffing the scatterbrained machine, when it became clear that the trash-eating nanobots he was carrying would destroy the entire city, Ratchet was forced to do that which, in his own words, " requires more courage than anything I've ever done in my entire Autobot career ": apologizing.

Initially, the text describes how Jesus descended into hell in his own words, and then jumps to discussing the immaculate conception when Mary arrives amongst the apostles.

Initially there were no strict rules for conversion into Fingilish or how words were romanized, and the way of writing Fingilish varied greatly by accent.

Initially used for measuring star light, it was employed for the infrared detection of airplanes in the early stages of World War II.

Initially attracted to London by the " strange new subject called psychoanalysis ", he met and was impressed by Wilfred Trotter, an outstanding brain surgeon who had also written the famous Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War in 1916, based on the horrors of the First World War.

Initially, Ceaușescu became a popular figure in Romania and also in the Western World, due to his independent foreign policy, challenging the authority of the Soviet Union.

Initially designed to warn of air raids in World War II, they were adapted to warn of nuclear attack and of natural phenomena such as tornadoes.

Initially, jeans were simply sturdy trousers worn by workers, especially in the factories during World War II.

Initially neutral in World War I, the U. S. declared war on Germany in 1917, and funded the Allied victory the following year.

Initially it was known for its enormous production of peaches, which garnered the area the title " The Peach Capital of the World ".

Initially, it operated in the former Lincoln School building, gradually moving operations to World War II – surplus quonset buildings at its current 16th & Chester site.

Initially sensors were optical and acoustic devices developed during the First World War and continued into the 1930s, but were quickly superseded by radar, which in turn was supplemented by optronics in the 1980s.

Initially a single shop, it later expanded into a major supermarket chain after the Second World War with most retail outlets located in Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Initially set up in Germany in 1935, Lebensborn expanded into several occupied European countries during the Second World War.

Initially, he appeared on WWF shows with the " Big Gold Belt ," calling himself " The Real World Champion.

Initially, Baker retired in, but came back to play two more seasons with the Yankees, seasons that took him to two more World Series.

Initially it had consisted of two cemeteries, the small one ( which was destroyed by the Germans in 1941 ) and the big one which has been preserved down to our own days ( small part of which, however, was destroyed by the Germans during World War II ).

Initially very anti-nationalist, Bax came to support the British in World War I, but by this point he was concentrating on his career as a barrister and did little political work.

Initially providing basic training for World War I units, post-war Dwight D. Eisenhower served at Benning from December 24, 1918, until March 15, 1919 with about 250 of his Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, tankers who transferred to Benning after the armistice.

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 considered to be European rather than English or Scottish, after the First World War it became more prevalent in England in badges of coats relating to the Royal Air Force, or the arms of those with some RAF connection.

Initially specified before the outbreak of the Second World War the ( General Staff designation ) A20 was to be the replacement for the Matilda II and Valentine infantry tanks.

Initially as popular in the United States as in the UK, 1 gauge lost popularity in the USA due to World War I, which dramatically decreased foreign imports, allowing the U. S. wide gauge standard to gain traction.

Initially operating as a distribution network, its first editorial staff came on board during World War I to report on the efforts of Canadian soldiers overseas.

Initially confirmed for only 13 instalments, the series lasted nearly 58 years and gathered an enormous audience, being broadcast not only in Britain and in many other Commonwealth countries, but throughout the world by the BBC World Service.

Initially, only teams from the US competed in the " World Series " but it has since become a worldwide tournament.

Initially, the role of the college was to provide practical hands-on vocational training for veterans returning from World War II.