Initially intended as tools to bolster the Soviet economy, the policies of perestroika and glasnost soon led to unintended consequences.

Initially the Maravi Empire's economy was largely dependent on agriculture, the majority being the production of millet and sorghum.

Initially, Slovakia experienced more difficulty than the Czech Republic in developing a modern market economy.

Initially an agricultural service centre, it now has a growing and diverse economy and is the second fastest growing urban area in New Zealand.

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

Initially the settlers ' economy was based on the cultivation of crops ; however, after the first year they experienced a succession of poor harvests and concentrated more on the rearing of cattle and the felling of timber for sale in nearby Savannah.

Initially a center of coal mining, Sharon's economy transitioned to steelmaking and other heavy industry following the Industrial Revolution.

Initially, banks received part of a $ 700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program ( TARP ) intended to stabilize the economy and thaw the frozen credit markets.

Initially, in the first years of the 16th century, Alagoas settlement went on slowly, however helped by Africans turned into slaves whose work urged the local economy.

Initially, the economy grew only moderately and relied heavily on traditional Japanese agriculture to finance modern industrial infrastructure.

Initially, Bush inherited an economy that continued the strong rally that had begun in the final months of 1982.

Initially a critic of Walter L. Gordon's economic nationalism, Kierans ' experience in government changed his mind, and he became a believer in the need for state intervention in the economy.

Initially the manor was the principal unit of local administration and justice in the early rural economy.

Initially, the economy of the town relied on coffee plantations and commerce.

Initially there was a decline in the economy, and Aziz attributes this as " state ( Pakistan ) unpleasant relations with international financial institutions.

Initially the palatine was the leader ( administrator, manager ) of the curia regis ( Court of the king, in terms of persons and institutions ); he was responsible for the functioning of the Court, for its economy and internal order.

Initially, alcohol was used to supplement the crude oil refining capacity which the fledgling state had under its control, but as the Soviet and UK backed Nigerian army seized the oil producing regions, and with the Nigerian embargo beginning to bite, alcohol became the dominant source of fuel for the economy.

Initially, the act prohibited the U. S. from changing budget deficit targets even in the event of a negative shock to the economy.

Initially based on primary sector industries, the economy in this parish has benefiteed from its location along the Atlantic Ocean, and, over the last few decades, reoriented its economy.

Initially, the economy was based on the production of wheat and woad, until the 16th century, evolving slowly to a subsistence economy based on cereal crops.

Initially, the C & LE Ry was profitable, but the accelerating collapse of the American economy through the 1930s led to financial losses and a steady decline in operations.

Initially the economy expands faster, but eventually goes back to the steady state rate of growth which equals n.

Initially the White House reaction was that the bitter exchanges with Moscow over Cuba and the conflict in Laos had dampened prospects for a meeting.

Initially, Hamrick's reaction to A-Z going into the passenger car market was discouraging.

Initially the festival was held in October, but due to the inclement weather and local heavy clay soil ( like the battle ) making the festival difficult it was moved to July.

Initially in a literary revival Renaissance was determined to move away from the religion-dominated Middle Ages and to turn its attention to the plight of the individual man in society.

Initially it was conceived as a difference engine curved back upon itself, in a generally circular layout, with the long store exiting off to one side.

Initially led by Canovas del Castillo as moderate prime minister, what was thought at one time as a coup aimed at placing the military in the political-administrative positions of power, in reality ushered in a permanent civilian regime tat lasted until the 1931 Second Republic.

Initially Aster computer b. v. was called MCP ( Music print Computer Product ), because it was specialized in producing computer assisted printing of sheet music.

Initially the work was not well received, due, in part, to the many gaps in arguments and complicated equations.

Initially, it was " Thürer ," meaning doormaker, which is " ajtós " in Hungarian ( from " ajtó ", meaning door ).

Initially, Raimi invited Scott Spiegel to co-write Army of Darkness because he had done a good job on Evil Dead II, but he was busy on rewrites for the Clint Eastwood film The Rookie.

Initially built from wood, the fort was eventually rebuilt in stone.

Initially the source was Latin, later Gascon ( a branch of Occitan ) in the northeast, Navarro-Aragonese in the southeast and Spanish in the southwest.

Initially, a wireless room was established at Bletchley Park.

Initially bronze was made out of copper and arsenic to form arsenic bronze.

Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England.

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, ice on the wings was blamed, but a later inquiry declared that slush on the runway had made a safe take-off almost impossible.

Initially he was counting the tempo with a metronome and looking for records with the same tempo.

Initially, the plan was also to include a rail connection between Boston's two major train terminals.

Initially, it was relatively unsuccessful, staying at the charts for only one week, but Haley soon scored a major worldwide hit with a cover version of Big Joe Turner's " Shake, Rattle and Roll ", which went on to sell a million copies and became the first ever rock ' n ' roll song to enter British singles charts in December 1954 and became a Gold Record.

Initially the frigate squadron was mistaken for French warships and chased away by Swiftsure, returning the following day once the error had been realised.

Initially it was difficult to obtain a digital satellite or terrestrial receiver without a subscription to Sky or ONdigital respectively, but now the channel forms an important part of the Freeview package of channels.

Initially designed to run on AT & T Hobbit-based hardware, BeOS was later modified to run on PowerPC-based processors: first Be's own systems, later Apple Inc .' s PowerPC Reference Platform and Common Hardware Reference Platform, with the hope that Apple would purchase or license BeOS as a replacement for its then aging Mac OS.