Initially however, these groups were small and conducted little active raiding into Nicaragua.

Initially Eiffel showed little enthusiasm, although he did sanction further study of the project, and the two engineers then asked Stephen Sauvestre to add architectural embellishments.

Initially little was known about the dispersion of nuclear fallout on a global scale.

Initially, the Siamese paid little attention to them.

Initially, as in other countries, they were little more than secretariats for their leaders, who held positions at court.

Initially, aviation flight schools showed little interest in the " Link Trainer ".

Initially a cover-up may require little effort ; it will be carried out by those closely involved with the misdeed.

Initially, Messina also wanted to shoot the plays in chronological order of how they were written, but this was rejected because it was felt that doing so would necessitate the series beginning with a run of relatively little known plays.

Initially, the Nation of Gods and Earths was viewed as little more than an off-shoot of the Nation of Islam ( NOI ).

Initially, there was little media interest in the excavation, with it only being reported in archaeological publications like the Council of British Archaeology's British Archaeology magazine and a few local Norfolk-based media outlets.

Initially Marshal Humières commanded French forces in this theatre but in 1689, while the French concentrated on the Rhine, it produced little more than a stand-off – the most significant engagement occurred when William's second-in-command, the Prince of Waldeck, defeated Humières in a skirmish at the Battle of Walcourt on 25 August.

Initially, this did not appear to be a problem: Borden had long called for the transfer of resource control to the prairie provinces, but when Sifton and Scott raised the issue with the new Prime Minister, little action resulted.

Initially, Yasumoto is livid at his posting, believing that he has little to gain from working under Akahige.

Initially, there was little distinction made between the community named Canandaigua and the Town of Canandaigua.

Initially, it was forecast to become extratropical on August 22, but a little burst of colder cloud tops enabled Alberto to remain tropical for a longer time, persisting into August 23, while it moved into a very high latitude at 53 ˚ N.

Initially the stemming ski has relatively little pressure applied — much less than half the skier's weight.

Initially, the British government viewed the conferences as little more than “ Communist front gatherings ”.

Initially Czukay had little interest in rock music, but this changed when a student played him The Beatles ' 1967 song " I Am the Walrus ".

Initially the move generated little opposition.

Initially, McGee wished to provide an outlet for like minded musicians and an opportunity for young bands to see their work on vinyl ; primarily the label was in opposition to the " manufactured " synth pop of the era that bore little resemblance to the work of his favourite acts including Public Image Limited and The Sex Pistols.

Initially McDivitt estimated the distance at, while White believed it was closer (" a little over ").

Initially, Border produced little for the network and concentrated on local programming, most notably its flagship local news programme Lookaround.

Initially he had little knowledge of film making, but he made his first movie for $ 8, 000 in 1983, titled Bouncing Buns, starring Stacy Donovan.

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, the President was merely a symbolic figure with the Reichstag dominant ; however, persistent political instability, in which governments often lasted only a few months, led to a change in the power structure of the republic, with the president's emergency powers called increasingly into use to prop up governments challenged by critical or even hostile Reichstag votes.

Initially covering a wide variety of fantasy and science-fiction role-playing and board games, particularly the role playing games ( Advanced ) Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest and Traveller ( which were all published by other games companies ), the magazine underwent a major change in style and content in the late 1980s and is now dedicated exclusively to the miniature wargames produced by Games Workshop, mainly the core systems of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer 40, 000 and The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game.

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

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, eBay assured Craigslist that they would not ask the company to change the way it does business.

Initially educated to be a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth.

Initially there were no specialised tools, training, or core knowledge available, and as Ammunition Technicians learned how to safely neutralise one variant of munition, the enemy would add or change parts to make neutralisation efforts more hazardous.

Initially wanting to force people to attend, Fonzie learns from Mr. Cunningham that people cannot change their minds overnight.

Initially outlined by Max Horkheimer in his Traditional and Critical Theory ( 1937 ), critical theory may be defined as a self-conscious social critique that is aimed at change and emancipation through enlightenment, and does not cling dogmatically to its own doctrinal assumptions.

Initially only a few major employers were present, such as Aertex and English Rose, but this was to change with the development of several industrial estates to the east of the town.

Initially, support for the new government was high, and a large segment of the population favored change.

Initially the party was known as the Agrarian Party of Albania ( Partia Agrare e Shqipërisë ), until a name change took place in 2003.

Initially there was no name change, and the club won the Isthmian League that season ; they were due to be promoted to what is today known as the Conference National, but were denied due to ground problems, as the Green Pond Road ground at Walthamstow had already been sold to developers so was not worth upgrading.

Initially, they only had two votes — the same number as each of the UK associations — and decisions required a four-fifths majority to pass, meaning that the UK associations could still change the laws against FIFA's wishes if they all voted together.

The first purpose-designed fighter aircraft included the British Vickers F. B. 5 – machine gun armament was also fitted to several French types, such as the Morane-Saulnier L and N. Initially the German Air Service lagged behind the Allies in this respect, but this was soon to change dramatically.

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, it appeared that the Australians were unaffected by the long campaign and change in conditions ; they won their two first two lead-in matches against their provincial sides by an innings and ten wickets respectively, Lawry scoring 86 against North Eastern Transvaal and 157 against Griqualand West, finishing unbeaten on both occasions.

Initially after the format change, the station ran a lot of satellite talk from corporate ABC's " Talk Radio " network.

Initially, Primus struggled to break into the team and had his progress hindered by injuries but the 2002 – 03 season signalled a change in direction as Primus broke into the first team and won Portsmouth fan's player of the season as well as the PFA Fans ' Player of the Year for his division.

Initially, the balance was 52 – 48 in favor of the Republicans, but after the power change, Democrats Richard Shelby of Alabama and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado switched parties, bringing the balance to 54 – 46 before the resignation of Bob Packwood of Oregon and his replacement by Democrat Ron Wyden finalized the balance at 53 – 47.

Initially the band were mainly concerned with the sound quality, describing the presentation of the album's tracks in surround sound as " radical, like the change from mono to stereo ".

Initially, CityFlyer continued to operate as a separate unit, but it was eventually absorbed into British Airways ' mainline short haul operation at Gatwick in 2001, the result of a change in British Airways ' strategy for its Gatwick operation.

Initially called Shand Grenade, a combination of Shangri-la and Grenade, Gillan was persuaded by the management to change the band's name to the Ian Gillan Band.

Initially Cruz refused to accept his friend's change, however two months ' later he himself became a convert.