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

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, the companies agreed that IBM would take over maintenance of OS / 2 1. 0 and development of OS / 2 2. 0, while Microsoft would continue development of OS / 2 3. 0.

Initially, Saddam Hussein appeared to take in this opinion as part of his cabinet democracy.

Initially when the production staff was talking about who was going to take the composing duties, Chris Carter did not know whom to ask.

Initially, Sony believed that it would take a decade for CD-R prices to become affordable ( starting at about $ 12 per blank CD-R disk in 1994 ).

Initially ordered to take his command to the Rhineland for rest and reinforcements, Chill disregarded the order and moved his forces to the Albert Canal, linking up with the 719th ; he also had ' reception centres ' set up at the bridges crossing the Albert Canal, where small groups of retreating troops were picked up and turned into ' ad hoc ' units.

Initially appeared as a henchman of " Badger " Courage (" I don't take bribes!

" Initially " signals that you must take the first letters of " amiable person eats " – " ape ".

Initially dismissing Luther's theses as " an argument between monks ", he later outlawed Luther and his followers in that same year but was tied up with other concerns and unable to take action against Protestantism.

Initially, Troska refuses to have any part in the fighting and rebukes them because he wants to put the combat behind and also believes that any resistance will take many of the inexperienced soldiers ' lives.

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 the play was titled Mistakes of a Night, and indeed, the events within the play take place in one long night.

Initially, it was announced that the match was scheduled to take place at Elland Road but this was met with dismay by both sets of fans, due to the huge number of supporters wanting to see the match, after a re-think the Football Association decided to switch venue to Wembley.

Initially, Romero intentionally imitated Holdaway's style in order to make the changeover less noticeable, but soon established his own take on the character of Modesty Blaise, portraying her in a more exotic and voluptuous style than Holdaway did.

Initially, Roosevelt showed limited willingness to take in some of those on board.

Initially an ally to the main characters, events take a toll on Faith's sanity and she slips into a villainous role.

Initially competing against Agro's Cartoon Connection on the Seven Network, the ' hipper ' look and ( then ) younger youth hosts, not to mention a larger focus on showing cartoons, allowed Ten to take the early morning children's TV crown off Seven, a situation that continues today ( Seven eventually opting to focus on adult breakfast television instead ).

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, the program was shown only on other stations owned by the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation ( which would later take the name of its parent Avco Company ), which also owned WLWD.

Initially, he rejected his wife's apologies, maintaining that she should have known better than to take another man.

Initially, however, residents did not take the warnings seriously.

Initially attracted by Communism, Muggeridge and his wife travelled to Moscow in 1932, where he was to be a correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, standing in for William Chamberlin, who was about to take leave of absence.

Initially, even with Mr. Kahng ’ s reputation as a “ master cloner ,” getting Apple to take him seriously was a challenge.

Initially Fitzroy and Wakefield clashed seriously, particularly when FitzRoy declined to take any action against his brother's killers, as the settler party was acting illegally over a questionable land claim.

Initially tasked with conducting raiding operations to disrupt Axis lines of communication in the Mediterranean it was planned that they would take part in operations to capture the Greek island of Rhodes.