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 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 of these systems were used as notification systems for services like printing, but quickly were used to facilitate communication with other users logged in to the same machine.

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, most IRC servers formed a single IRC network, to which new servers could join without restriction, but this was soon abused by people who set up servers to sabotage other users, channels, or servers.

Initially, in the days of the SS-50 and SS-50C, bus systems such as SWTPC, Gimix, and Smoke Signal Broadcasting, OS-9 was used more as a general purpose microcomputer operating system, and had a large, active hobbyist user population, and industrial and embedded system users.

Initially Julf was asked to turn over the identities of all users of his remailer ( which numbered over 300, 000 at the time ), but he managed a compromise and revealed only the single user being sought by the Church of Scientology.

Initially planned as a once-off, the LiveDVD was updated to the latest package versions in 2011 due to its popularity among new users.

Initially maritime VSAT was using Single Channel Per Carrier-SCPC technology-which suited large volume users like oil drilling rigs and oil platforms and large fleets of ships from one shipowner sailing within one or few satellite footprints.

Initially, most IRC servers formed a single IRC network, to which new servers could join without restriction, but this was soon abused by people who set up servers to sabotage other users, channels, or servers.

Initially, about 90 % of the users only used 10 % of Lingo's features ; primarily by multimedia authors of tutorials and presentations.

Initially, Tymshare and its direct customers were the network's only users.

Initially centered on the production of antivirus software, the company has expanded its line of applications to include firewall applications, spam and spyware detection applications, cybercrime prevention technology, and other system management and security tools for businesses and home users.

Initially, it was available only to Compuserve users.

Initially, CBSIM supported a maximum of 32 concurrent nodes ( connected users ), and allowed dynamic creation and cataloging of " channels " by the users of the Computer Bulletin Board System on which it was installed.

Initially published in 1987 at USENIX, the BRL-CAD ray-tracer is the first known implementation of a parallel network distributed ray-tracing system that achieved several frames per second in rendering performance.

Initially, gigabit Ethernet was deployed in high-capacity backbone network links ( for instance, on a high-capacity campus network ).

Initially, the network ran a mix of college and less watched professional sports similar to ESPN, when they began.

Initially a 56-kbit / s network, traffic on the network grew exponentially ; the links were upgraded to 1. 5-Mbit / s T1s in 1988 and to 45 Mbit / s in 1991.

Initially Edsel was sold through a new network of approximately 1, 187 dealers.

Initially, as admitted to Shapiro by executives during taped interviews, this view was promoted by the ABC since the network had poor ratings and needed to increase advertising revenue in some way.

Initially intended to be a much larger set light rail network, with branches to Leiderdorp, the district Ridderfeld in Alphen and Schiphol.

Initially controversial at the time, the show was created with the express intention of changing the nature of network one-hour drama to compete with the more adult fare broadcast on cable networks.

Initially released in 1949, it was continually updated over time, reflecting new materials and manufacturing processes, such as quieter and smoother dial gearing and a printed circuit board in the " network " ( the phone's circuit module ).

Initially broadcasting for two hours a week as a block of programming on the Nickelodeon ( it wouldn't be until 1983 that BET became a full fledged channel ), the network lineup consisted of music videos and reruns of popular black sitcoms.

Initially a regional network based in Thessaloniki, ET3 also began broadcasting in Athens, and within a few years, in most other regions of the country.

Initially one of Garrow's assistants, along with others such as Nancy Wake, but when the Vichy France authorities captured Garrow in October 1941, Guérisse took over as chief of the escape network.

Initially, Border produced little for the network and concentrated on local programming, most notably its flagship local news programme Lookaround.

Initially, he imported Swedish goods and timbers, and developed an extensive trade network and a solid business empire.

Initially launched with 85 docking stations and 1, 000 distinctive red and white liveried bicycles, the network has since expanded and currently stands at 90 stations with 1, 200 bicycles.

Initially operating as a distribution network, its first editorial staff came on board during World War I to report on the efforts of Canadian soldiers overseas.

Initially, Westward had an arrangement with ABC Weekend Television ( ABC ) to provide its network programming.

Initially RnaG broadcast for only a handful of hours a day and was only available in or near the three largest Gaeltacht districts, but following the putting in place of a fourth RTÉ national radio transmitter network ( used for RTÉ lyric fm ), the station expanded to 24 hours from 1 October 2001.

Initially an independent company, Virgin Mobile USA was eventually acquired by its host mobile network operator, Sprint Nextel, for approximately US $ 483 million.

Initially, Virgin Mobile in the UK used the network coverage of Mobile Operator T-Mobile and have been doing so since their establishment, however, following the merger of T-Mobile and Orange UK to form the brand " Everything Everywhere " in Britain, customers could begin to take advantage of Orange's broadcasting signals in addition to those of T-Mobile from Autumn 2011.