Initially Calvin refused because Farel was not included in the invitation, but relented when Bucer appealed to him.

Initially, Henry refused to see Beatrice, but eventually he had her imprisoned in rough conditions ; the young Frederick was treated more appropriately, but he died in Henry's custody nonetheless ( the rumours that he was murdered are baseless ).

Initially, Arafat's medical records were withheld by senior Palestinian officials, and Arafat's wife refused an autopsy.

Initially, a small number of institutions ( Barnard College, Yale University, Princeton University ) refused to accept funding under the student loan program established by the act because of the affidavit requirement.

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

Initially, he was to be married to Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt according to his mother's wishes, but the government refused to issue negotiations because of the costs.

Initially GM refused, but after settling an unresolved tax dispute ( GM potentially owed the city of Norwood millions of dollars in back taxes ) GM agreed to demolish the remaining buildings and to donate ownership of the land to the City of Norwood.

Initially, the label was distributed by Geffen Records through Warner Bros. Records, but when Geffen refused to distribute the self-titled album by the Geto Boys and the controversy it caused, distribution was absorbed by Warner Bros. proper, which released all subsequent Def American titles.

Initially they had hoped to take refuge with the Crow nation in the Montana Territory, but when the Crow refused to grant them aid, the Nez Perce went north in an attempt to reach asylum with Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and his followers who had fled to Canada in 1876.

Initially Kennedy refused, so the group asked McCarthy to run, and he responded favorably.

Initially, Pakistan took a hard line and refused to select their Packer players, but changed to a more pragmatic approach when WSC signed additional Pakistanis during the off season.

Initially Otto refused to grant a Constitution, but as soon as Bavarian troops were withdrawn from the kingdom, a popular revolt was launched.

Initially, she refused offers of decorations from Australia, saying: " The last time there was a suggestion of that I told the government they could stick their medals where the monkey stuck his nuts.

Initially, the French general Ferdinand Foch refused to recognize the Independent Air Force which caused some logistical difficulties.

Initially, Judith retained his lands ( including Hallamshire ), but after Judith refused a second marriage to the Norman knight Simon Saint Liz, William confiscated much of her lands and handed them to her eldest daughter Maud, who then married Saint Liz in Judith's stead.

Initially Lazarus refused, but Constance Cary Harrison convinced her that the statue would be of great significance to immigrants sailing into the harbor.

Initially, Phocion refused.

Initially for many days, Shoiab Malik refused to grant the divorce claiming he was never married.

Initially, then Minister of Defense Pinhas Lavon refused to release Zichroni, though he was eventually discharged from the army reserves.

Initially Maori found it very hard to obtain muskets as the missionaries refused to trade them or sell powder or shot.

Initially, Campbell was declared the winner by 30 votes but Hunt refused to vacate the governor's office and both men took the oath of office on December 30, 1916.

Initially, Gilliam refused but eventually he was forced to give in.

Initially Jack refused the kidney, but Dr. Mike Horton convinced him to accept it.

Initially he refused to feed on the blood of his own people, and desperately fought to control his fury: eventually however, his thirst grew so great that he slaughtered a dozen men and women in one night of gore.

Initially established as the Coast Guard Commendation Ribbon in 1947, it was redesignated as the Coast Guard Commendation Medal in 1959.

Initially named Scollay Square Station, it was made famous in 1959 when The Kingston Trio performed a cover of a 1948 Boston protest song, originally known as " Charlie On the MTA " but became a national hit as " M. T. A .," about a man who is trapped to ride on the subway forever due to exit fares, an unpopular fare-collection method that survived until 2007 on some MBTA extensions.

Initially a six-plane team was envisioned as performing for only one year with the Canadair Sabre 5, but the Golden Hawks were so popular after their 1959 show season that the team was re-established for 1960, again under team leader S / L Fern Villeneuve, and including pilots Jim McCombe, Ed Rozdeba, Jeb Kerr, Ralph Annis, Sam Eisler, Jim Holt, and Bill Stewart.

Initially, it was composed of John Dittrich ( drums ) ( born April 7, 1951 ), Paul Gregg ( bass guitar, vocals ) ( born December 3, 1954 ), Dave Innis ( keyboards, vocals ) ( born April 9, 1959 ), Greg Jennings ( guitar, vocals ) ( born October 2, 1954 ), and Verlon Thompson ( lead vocals ).

Initially intended as a temporary fill-in, the show ran on ABC for 40 years, Mr. Squiggle's first appearance on ABC TV was on 1 July 1959, and he drew his last picture on ABC TV on 9 July 1999.

Initially numbered 2441 – 2460, 2741 – 2780 ; they were renumbered 1900 – 1959 in the Midland Railway's 1907 renumbering scheme.

Initially, Torres was very outspoken in her disapproval of Captain Janeway's decision to destroy the Caretaker's array, which had the ability to send the Voyager back home from the Delta Quadrant, and carried a small grudge against the captain.

Initially the messages logged by the VIs were sent to Wormwood Scrubs, but as the volume became so great, and Wormwood began to suffer German air attacks, the decision was made to seek larger premises.

Initially, it was decided to go to the scorecards to determine the winner and Camacho was given the decision.

Initially he planned to announce the reason for his decision but under pressure finally agreed to announce that he was retiring on medical advice.

Initially, this decision caused Nobunaga's army, which was marching upon the Asakura's lands to retreat back to Kyoto.

Initially, the character was to be honoured on the Woman's History Trail in Dundee but was rejected at the last minute due to their decision to not include fictional characters.

Initially, the channel broadcast in the evenings only, but during the ' G2 ' era the decision was made to expand hours into the daytime ; to expand the programming line-up, comedy was joined by popular-factual and magazine shows which were already running on UKTV People ( now Blighty ) such as Top Gear and Airport.

Initially under the command of Lieutenant General Thomas Blamey, the division was originally composed of the 16th, 17th and 18th Brigades, each established with four infantry battalions, but later as a result of the 18th Brigade being sent to the United Kingdom in June 1940 and the decision to adopt the British establishment of three infantry battalions to a brigade, the 19th Brigade was raised as the division's third infantry brigade.

Initially Nicephorus intended to march through Moesia and reach Serdica before returning to Constantinople but the news of these preparations for a battle changed his decision and he chose the shortest way to his capital.

Initially the club wanted the ground to be named purely after the sponsors, but fan pressure influenced the decision to include a non-commercial title.

Initially, Radio Broadland played both classic hit music and current chart hits, but in 1995 the decision was made by the EAR group to make better use of the AM slot.

Initially, she had success fighting at a lower weight class, conquering the vacant IFBA intercontinental title with a ten round unanimous decision over Brenda Vickers on May 19, at Ignacio, Colorado.

Initially, a decision on the matter was blocked by King Carol, until his death in September 1914.

Initially the choice angered Indiana fans, but ultimately fans and even Alford embraced the decision.

Initially the city's legal staff said they would be appealing the decision but on May 13 it was announced that the city would not launch an appeal.

Initially, the helicopter service was a standalone company, SL Helicopters, but the decision to concentrate Faroese aviation into one firm led the helicopter department becoming part of Atlantic Airways in 1994.

Initially, California adopted the NFPA 5000 codes as a baseline for the future California Building Code, but later rescinded the decision when Gov.

Initially they had been destined to join the rest of the 2nd New Zealand Division in the Middle East, but due to concerns about a possible invasion of the United Kingdom by the German Wehrmacht, the decision was made to divert the division's second echelon, a brigade-sized force that included the 28th ( Māori ) Battalion, to Britain to help bolster the island's defences.