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, Hamrick's reaction to A-Z going into the passenger car market was discouraging.

Initially the festival was held in October, but due to the inclement weather and local heavy clay soil ( like the battle ) making the festival difficult it was moved to July.

Initially in a literary revival Renaissance was determined to move away from the religion-dominated Middle Ages and to turn its attention to the plight of the individual man in society.

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 led by Canovas del Castillo as moderate prime minister, what was thought at one time as a coup aimed at placing the military in the political-administrative positions of power, in reality ushered in a permanent civilian regime tat lasted until the 1931 Second Republic.

Initially Aster computer b. v. was called MCP ( Music print Computer Product ), because it was specialized in producing computer assisted printing of sheet music.

Initially the work was not well received, due, in part, to the many gaps in arguments and complicated equations.

Initially, it was " Thürer ," meaning doormaker, which is " ajtós " in Hungarian ( from " ajtó ", meaning door ).

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 built from wood, the fort was eventually rebuilt in stone.

Initially the source was Latin, later Gascon ( a branch of Occitan ) in the northeast, Navarro-Aragonese in the southeast and Spanish in the southwest.

Initially, a wireless room was established at Bletchley Park.

Initially bronze was made out of copper and arsenic to form arsenic bronze.

Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England.

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

Initially, the plan was also to include a rail connection between Boston's two major train terminals.

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 the frigate squadron was mistaken for French warships and chased away by Swiftsure, returning the following day once the error had been realised.

Initially it was difficult to obtain a digital satellite or terrestrial receiver without a subscription to Sky or ONdigital respectively, but now the channel forms an important part of the Freeview package of channels.

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 the favorite to win, Princeton had a setback as one of its star players was injured and unable to play, and another was suspended.

Initially seen as an overwhelming favorite against Democratic state senator Brad Henry, Largent lost to Henry by just under 7, 000 votes.

Initially given an X-rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, tiny cuts were made to the scene which changed the movie's rating to ' R ', but the graphic detail in which O ' Connell's character is stripped, raped, and killed while being simultaneously driven to orgasm by the creature's tentacles has made the film an enduring cult favorite.

Initially unbeknownst to everyone, the flower Pop brought home from the Witch World is really the Witch Queen Heart, the Queen's favorite flower, which grants any wish it hears regardless of any possible dangers until it begins to bear seeds.

Initially, Punk joined Ring of Honor ( ROH ) as a crowd favorite, but quickly became a villain in a feud with Raven that featured numerous variants of no disqualification matches.

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 named " Digital European Cordless Telephone " at its launch by CEPT in November 1987, following a suggestion by Enrico Tosato of Italy, its name was soon changed to " Digital European Cordless Telecommunications " to reflect its broader range of application, including data services.

Initially producing illustrations for Belgian Scouting magazines, in 1927 he began working for the conservative newspaper Le XXe Siècle, where he adopted the pen name " Hergé ", based upon the French pronunciation of " RG ", his initials reversed.

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

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, Smith merely referred to " an angel " without identifying its name.

Initially, the company offered motor vehicle development work and consulting, but did not build any cars under its own name.

Initially the name applied to the entire coastal region from South Carolina to Maine, plus the island of Bermuda.

Initially called the " Redstone-S ", where the S meant solid propellant, the name was changed to the Pershing missile.

Initially the name " Joan Arden " was selected but, when another actress was found to have prior claim to that name, the alternate name " Crawford " became the choice.

Initially billed as " Woodstock West ", its official name was The Altamont Free Concert.

Initially, the director of civil status refused to permit the change on the grounds that a male could not bear a female name.

Initially, in the 14th and 15th centuries, the name was used for all kinds of foreign gold coins used in Poland, most notably Venetian and Hungarian ducats.

Initially they hoped the American slang name would obscure any reference to the study of nuclear structure ; eventually, the word became a standard unit in particle physics.

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

Initially an anonymous broadcaster, Joyce eventually revealed his real name to his listeners, and would occasionally be announced as " William Joyce, otherwise known as Lord Haw-Haw ".

Initially anglicized as Chin Lee, the name was changed to Chinle on April 1, 1941.

Initially called Mokelumne and Mokelumne Station after the nearby river, confusion with other nearby towns prompted a name change, which was officially endorsed in Sacramento by an assembly bill.

Initially called Helvetia, it was soon renamed Tell City, a name easier to pronounce and remember for English-speaking people.

Initially it was suggest that Rolfe be named Highland or Highland City, and the use of this name prevailed until 1860.

Initially known as " Tranquility ," the community had attained the name " Camden " by the 1830s, a name influenced by the Revolutionary War-era Battle of Camden.

Initially the settlement was called Point Elliott, the name given the location by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841.