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 reluctant to believe him, Leia realizes that Luke speaks the truth and joins Han Solo in leading the Rebels in battle on Endor as the Rebel Fleet battle the second Death Star.

Initially reluctant, the townsfolk quickly forgo the established societal norms and basic human values, disrupting and disregarding the victim's ties to his family and community.

Initially, Warner Bros. was reluctant to fund the film, but with Prince's assurances it would be a sequel to Purple Rain as well as the involvement of the original members of The Time, the studio greenlit the project.

Initially reluctant, the group eventually decides to evade the authority of Mikey's older brother, Brandon, and escape for one last " Goonie adventure.

Initially the LCC was reluctant to agree to the provision of subscriber telephone lines to the estate as it was considered incongruous for a residents of a subsidised housing scheme to be able to afford such a luxury.

Initially, the PGA of America was reluctant to allow Louis to enter the event, having a bylaw at the time limiting PGA participation to Caucasians.

Initially assigned to recruiting duties in Kentucky, he proved so adept at signing up soldiers that his superiors were reluctant to release him from his post.

Initially, she was reluctant to do so, but at Thomas's convincing persuasion, she agreed and the success of her Point-of-sales business made her an even wealthier woman.

Initially reluctant, Mackintosh eventually agreed.

Initially reluctant to take the role, Aames states that he was dropped by the owners of the series.

Initially reluctant to undertake the project, she found the actual writing process so enjoyable that it inspired her with plans to write a novel.

Initially reluctant, Cassim eventually agrees when Iago inadvertently reveals that Aladdin's wedding may be his final chance to get the Oracle.

Initially reluctant to play the part, she eventually accepted it at the directors ' persuasion and, to prepare for it, visited several bars and nightclubs at Mumbai's red-light areas to study the lingo and mannerisms of sex-workers.

Initially reluctant, Sam is convinced by her friend Carter Ferrell ( Dan Byrd ), to go to the dance and meet her mysterious online friend.

Initially, Race is reluctant because Nash only describes what is required from him on the most vaguest terms and does not appear to be interested in the alternatives Race gives him.

Initially, Emperor Alexander I was reluctant to concentrate large forces against the Ottoman Empire while his relations with Napoleonic France were still uncertain and the main part of his army was occupied fighting against Napoleon in Prussia.

Initially, Sparta was reluctant, but Alcibiades, the Athenian general who had argued for the Sicilian Expedition, defected to the Spartan cause upon being accused of grossly impious acts and convinced them that they could not allow Athens to subjugate Syracuse.

Initially the LSWR constructed a branch from Woking to Guildford in 1845 then Godalming in 1849, but were reluctant to extend it to Havant.

Initially reluctant, Aubrey finds to his surprise and delight that the boy has the mathematical skills essential for a navigator ; and he becomes a competent sailor.

Initially some of the Pakistani soldiers were reluctant to join the defense of the fort because their roles with the BATT were largely administrative, but they obeyed orders from Mike Kealy and the British Military Intelligence Corporal.

Initially reluctant to take his father's ring name, Wisniski wrestled as Baby Face Nelson before becoming Johnny Fargo, one half of The Fargo Brothers with Don Fargo between 1971 and 1974.

Initially Tim seems reluctant to say anything, but changes his mind during an interview with the camera crew and runs to tell Dawn how he feels.

Initially reluctant to return to his previous life as a scientific investigator, Demwa agrees to attend a secret meeting.

Initially frightened of the parrot, Koko named him " Devil Tooth ", " devil " presumably coming from his being mostly red, and " tooth " for his fierce-looking white beak ; the human staff adjusted the name to " Devil Beak ", and ultimately to " DB ".

Initially frightened by the discovery, he begins to assist rebuilding and reprogramming the Sentinel.

Initially, and as usual, Miles is glib and evasive, but he eventually admits that he frightened the other boys with violence and vulgar language.

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 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.

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