Initially, having fewer units of some elements -- especially submarines -- than the opponent, our capabilities need to be sufficiently greater than theirs, so that the exchange will be in our favor.

Initially a study of systems of polynomial equations in several variables, the subject of algebraic geometry starts where equation solving leaves off, and it becomes even more important to understand the intrinsic properties of the totality of solutions of a system of equations, than to find a specific solution ; this leads into some of the deepest areas in all of mathematics, both conceptually and in terms of technique.

Initially, there were 25 franchises, but the number of different operating companies is smaller as some firms, including First Group, National Express Group and Stagecoach Group, run more than one franchise.

Initially, some problems were experienced when it was commanded to track the Sun, but a series of software fixes were made and the problem was corrected.

Initially limited frequency space meant that Channel 4 could not be broadcast alongside S4C, though some English Channel 4 programmes would be aired at less popular times on the Welsh variant, a practice that carried on up until the closure of S4C's analogue transmissions in 2010.

Initially, there was some uncertainty whether any

Initially, however, Telemann encountered a number of problems: some church officials found opera and collegium musicum performances to be objectionable ( for " inciting lasciviousness "), and the city printer was displeased with Telemann publishing printed texts for his yearly Passions.

Initially, this was caused by the revulsion over the summary executions of 16 leaders — some of whom, such as James Connolly, who was too weak to stand from wounds sustained in the fighting — and of other people thought complicit in the rebellion.

Initially, the FBI suffered some embarrassing foul-ups, in particular with Dillinger and his conspirators.

Initially, some users of the Kazaa network were users of the Morpheus client program, formerly made available by MusicCity, but once the official Kazaa client became more widespread, Kazaa developers used its automatic update ability to shut out Morpheus clients by changing the protocol in February 2002, when Morpheus developers failed to pay license fees.

Initially its spread was confined to PARC and a few universities to which Xerox had donated some Altos.

Initially, wheeled APCs ( e. g. the BTR-152 ) were used, some of which lacked overhead protection and were therefore vulnerable to artillery fire.

Initially these shutters were made from a cloth material ( which was in later years often rubberised ), but some manufacturers used other materials instead.

Initially, there was outcry by national newspapers and some viewers regarding the UK licence fee being used to fund such a potentially high jackpot prize.

Initially, minor changes were made which is now called Tamil Brahmi which has far fewer letters than some of the other Indic scripts as it has no separate aspirated or voiced consonants.

Initially, some Plains Indian tribes were agrarian and others were hunter-gathers.

Initially, some Hmong groups staged attacks against Pathet Lao and Vietnamese troops while others remained in hiding to avoid military retaliation and persecution.

Initially, the dragon was benevolent, wise and just but the Buddhists introduced the concept of malevolent influence among some dragons.

Initially many Greek city-states seem to have been petty kingdoms ; there was often a city official carrying some residual, ceremonial functions of the king ( basileus ), e. g. the archon basileus in Athens.

Initially he had some success, but before long he was seized, blinded and cast into prison.

Initially, the Tathagata rejected a number of more specific ascetic practices that some monks requested to follow.

Initially, support for the United States was high, but by the end of the Bush administration, after seven years of war, anti-Americanism was high and criticism of the Bush Doctrine was widespread ; nonetheless the doctrine still had support among some United States political leaders.

Initially Anglia Polytechnic University ( APU ), it retained the word ' polytechnic ' in its title because " the term ' polytechnic ' still had value to students and their potential employers, symbolising as it did the sort of education that they were known for – equipping students with effective practical skills for the world of work " although in 2000 there was some self-doubt about including the term ' polytechnic ' – it was the last university in the country to have done so.

Initially his pleas to liberalise legislation on public morals and the rights of paedophiles had been positively received by some, both in the Netherlands and internationally.

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

Initially these were uncommon events, but since WWII, these have been made by most presidents.

Initially they used and re-used wooden tablets with prepared ground for these drawings.

Initially the victims were killed with gas vans or by firing squad, but these methods proved impracticable for an operation of this scale.

Initially these express the N and cro genes, producing N, Cro and a short inactive protein.

Initially, only Claris ' Spring Valley and Elliot's Splash Garden are available, and successful completion of one of these unlocks the next level in that child's path.

Initially these protests were quelled with force by local police, but when the body of a student was found floating in the harbor of Masan, the whole nation was enraged and protests spread nationwide.

Initially these were similar to standard Wehrmacht wool uniforms but they also included reversible smocks and helmet covers printed with camouflage patterns with a brown / green " spring " side and a brown / brown " autumn " side.

Initially six committees were established: on Thought-Transference, Mesmerism and similar phenomena, Mediumship, Reichenbach Phenomena ( Odic Force ), Apparitions and Haunted Houses, physical phenomena associated with séances, and the Literary Committee which studied the history of these phenomena.

Initially it was claimed by David Cameron that Adams had accepted the title but Downing Street has since apologised for this and Adams has publicly rejected the title stating, " I have had no truck whatsoever with these antiquated and quite bizarre aspects of the British parliamentary system ".

Initially the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track ( dialogue track, sound effects track, and music track ), and these are mixed together to make what is called the composite track, which is heard in the film.

Initially these were small scale attacks launched by refugees often motivated by economic reasons, but they were quickly adopted by the military of the neighboring Arab states, who organized them into semi-formal brigades which mounted larger scale operations from 1954 onwards.

Initially, the United States supported these remnants and the Central Intelligence Agency provided them with aid.

( Initially only two frequencies were available for broadcasting with one of these being reserved for " Crop reports and weather forecasts.

Initially the computer only had 32 words of storage, and 27 of these words were read-only registers made of toggle switches.

Initially these were at night by Zeppelins which bombed the area indiscriminately, leading to the death of innocent civilians.

Initially, these groups enjoyed an economy based upon hunting and scavenging but as time passed production of weapons and pottery became more advanced.

Initially military engineers were responsible for maintaining and operating these new weapons just as had been the case with previous siege engines.

Initially, the view consists of symmetrical rows of shrubbery, avenues, fountains, statues, flowers and other pieces developed to imitate nature – these elements exemplify the Baroque desire to mold nature to fit its wishes, thus using nature to imitate nature.

Initially there was no water supply for these new communities, and attempts at digging wells produced very limited water supplies.

Initially, these fortifications were simple constructions of wood and earth, which were later replaced by mixed constructions of stones piled on top of each other without mortar.

Initially, these were copied out by hand, with the assistance either of tracing paper or a camera lucida.