Initially, the majority of the province was French, which demanded " rep-by-pop " ( representation by population ), which the Anglophones opposed.

Initially a small branch of the Sturmabteilung ( the " Brownshirts " or Stormtroopers, abbreviated in German as SA ), the SS grew in size and power due to its exclusive loyalty to Adolf Hitler, as opposed to the SA, which was seen as semi-independent and a threat to Adolf Hitler's hegemony over the party.

Initially Wade's government had the support of a broad section of groups opposed to the socialist government, but gradually individual parties have disassociated themselves from the government and joined the opposition efforts led by PS.

Initially, Somalia tended to support those Arab countries such as Algeria, Iraq, and Libya that opposed United States policies in the Middle East.

Initially his innovation was opposed by both Cherokee traditionalists and white missionaries who sought to encourage the use of English.

Initially, the similarities between their voices made it difficult for listeners ( as opposed to stage audiences ) to tell them apart due to their rapid-fire repartee.

Initially a passionate supporter of Parnell, he became disenchanted with his leader after the first clash occurred in 1886 when Healy opposed Parnell's party nomination of Captain William O ’ Shea to stand for Galway City.

Initially, these initiatives were initially not openly opposed by the Prime Minister, but were criticized by the foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel, Drnovšek's former collaborator and close political ally until 2004.

Initially opposed, Yahei finally gave in to his son's enthusiasm and let him go.

Initially America had opposed British policies.

Initially, Carmichael opposed this move and voted it down, but he eventually changed his mind.

Initially he and Luxemburg opposed the revolt, but participated after it had begun.

Initially the King of Shandalle, Hawkwing opposed the False Dragon Guaire Amalasan, proving to be a master tactician and warrior who could move his armies at great speed, thus earning the name Hawkwing.

Initially, Kira was opposed to the Federation presence on DS9, feeling that the Bajoran people should have nothing to do with the Federation.

Initially, Fox was opposed to government negotiations with Māori over land, stating that Māori had a right only to land that they used.

Initially, he favored negotiating directly with Philip, who he thought could be expected to be lenient, and opposed having Athens join a congress of Greek states and be forced to accept Macedonia's common terms of peace, which were not yet known.

Initially a supporter of Andrew Jackson, Harding attempted to simultaneously support Jackson while also defending the directors of the Bank of the United States, which Jackson fiercely opposed.

Initially, even when written by the creole population of Cuba, who opposed the ruling hierarchy, the music retained its European style of " intricate melodies, and dark, enigmatic and elaborate lyrics " ( Orovio ).

Initially the creation of the Order was strongly opposed by many of the Polish nobility since membership in the Order conferred a distinction which violated the traditional equality of all Polish nobles.

Initially opposed to secession, he travelled to Washington, D. C. to meet with President Lincoln.

Initially developed by Eugene Troubetzkoy, Carl Ludwig, Tom Bisogno and Michael Ferraro, CGI Studio was notable for its use of ray tracing as opposed to REYES-like scanline rendering prevalent throughout the CG industry.

Initially arrested by the new government, Scoon was soon released and Bishop and Scoon managed to maintain a semi-normal working relationship, despite the fact that Scoon strongly opposed Bishop's Provisional Revolutionary Government.

Initially, the idea of charging for virtual goods, as opposed to a subscription model with unlimited access, was greeted with skepticism.

Initially, Caballero had wide support, however over time voters increasingly questioned his stand, as El Paso is a relatively poor and economically disadvantaged city, and many felt the industries that Caballero opposed brought needed jobs.

Initially, the idea of having Ball and the distinctly Latino Arnaz portray a married couple encountered resistance as they were told that Desi's Cuban accent and Latin style would not be agreeable to American viewers.

Initially, the exposition was offered to Toronto but politicians there rejected the idea.

Initially, Pius IX had been something of a reformer, but conflicts with the revolutionaries soured him on the idea of constitutional government.

" Initially, Lucas had planned for Qui-Gon to have long white hair, but that idea was scrapped and in the film Qui-Gon is depicted as having long brown hair.

Initially dismissive of the idea, Strauss completed this late masterpiece, his Oboe Concerto, before the end of the year.

Initially Caltrain rejected this idea because some trains are operated at seated capacity and the seat removal would take space from other fare-paying passengers.

Initially dismissed by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V as an inconsequential argument between monks, the idea of a religious reformation accentuated controversies and problems in many of the territories of the Holy Roman Empire, which became engulfed in the ensuing controversy.

Initially he worked under the idea that all robots would have square heads in 3000 ; however, it was later decided that Bender's head should be round, a visual play on the idea that Bender is a " round peg in a square hole ".

Initially, Londo resists the idea of consulting with Morden.

Initially, the idea of Bionicle was faced with resistance from " company traditionalists " as Lego had " no experience of creating the kind of story-based, multichannel brand that was being proposed.

" Initially reluctant and frightened of the idea, Bo declares that he hopes to find an " angel " and will know her when he sees her.

Initially the idea was to transmit email using an unused subcarrier piggy-backed onto FM radio signals.

* Initially the creators of the Star Trek franchise wanted the character Jadzia Dax to come from a low-gravity environment ; however, the idea was subsequently abandoned when it was determined that the rig required to make Dax ' float ' would be too difficult to construct.

Initially, after the fall of Communism in the early 1990s, the idea of a distinct Montenegrin identity has been taken over by independence-minded Montenegrins.

Initially, Kerry and his brother had nothing more than " just a vague idea of this guy who flew a plane.

Initially, he welcomed the idea of Romania itself entering the Habsburg Monarchy in a federalist project ( see United States of Greater Austria ), as a means to solve the nationality issue, but eventually came to oppose it ; in a conversation with the PNL's Constantin Stere, who continued to support the idea, Ionescu declared: " instead of a foreign minister in Vienna, if Romania should join the Habsburgs, I would rather become a waiter in Chicago!

Initially, this was to be the episode where Riley and Buffy have sex, and Whedon took comfort in that plan because he knew people would not mind the silence, but ultimately he decided it was too early for the characters to sleep together, and he scrapped the idea.

Initially, Malkmus simply wanted to call his post-Pavement band the Jicks with no mention of his name, but Matador records resisted the idea and released the album as Stephen Malkmus, although " the Jicks " is printed on the CD itself.

Initially conceived as an adjunct to the Jagd-Kommando units and placed under the command of Otto Skorzeny, the idea was later appropriated by Joseph Goebbels to represent the general rising up of the German people to defend against foreign invasion.

Initially this was in 1917 and connection with groups supporting a future League: Wells promoted a League of Free Nations Association ( LFNA ), an idea not in fact exclusive to him, since it had been ' up in the air ' since Woodrow Wilson had started considering post-war settlements.

Initially the Port Erin line had been planned to terminate at Castletown however the construction of deep water docking facilities at Port Erin caused an extension to the line-a few years after completion, the dock was destroyed by heavy seas and the idea of deep water vessels abandoned there, the remains of the breakwater are still visible at low tide in the village.

Initially influenced by Kolchak: The Night Stalker and The Twilight Zone, series creator Chris Carter pitched the idea for the series to Fox twice before it was accepted for production.