Initially, the Continuity IRA did not reveal its existence, either in the form of press statements or paramilitary activity.

Initially they met annually, but according to a UN press release from their session in 2004:

Initially, a large proportion of noncoding DNA had no known biological function and was therefore sometimes referred to as " junk DNA ", particularly in the lay press.

Initially dismissed in the music press as a " teeny bob sensation " were Norwegian band a-ha, whose use of guitars and real drums produced an accessible form of synthpop, which, along with a MTV friendly video, took single " Take on Me " ( 1985 ) to number two in the UK and number one in the US.

Initially, Eliade was attacked with virulence by the Romanian Communist Party press, chiefly by România Liberă — which described him as " the Iron Guard's ideologue, enemy of the working class, apologist of Salazar's dictatorship ".

Initially he was dubbed " Boiler Suit Tom " by the media because he had been supplied for a press conference with some old studio set clothes to replace his modest garments.

Initially, its purpose was kept secret, but partially because it had such talent amongst its staff, the industry was constantly abuzz with rumors in addition to ' conspiracy theories ' resulting in excellent press relations ( PR ).

Initially, even the publisher was fooled by the book, but he was let in on the joke before going to press.

Initially conceived as a recording project, the band at first avoided press or live performances, while attracting considerable underground attention with their early releases.

Initially Swedish prosecutors stated that they would press charges against him for crimes committed prior to Ghezali's departure from Sweden, but they were subsequently dropped.

Initially the BEP began printing the motto on notes which were printed with the new 32 note press, but soon Series of 1935G bills printed on a 16 note press featured the motto.

Initially derided by the American press as " appalling ", it quickly became a national sensation, playing not just in drive-ins but at midnight showings in indoor theaters across the country.

At a press conference immediately after his release, Brandon commented on his treatment and thanked his kidnappers: " Initially I was treated roughly, but once they knew I was a journalist I was treated very well and I want to say thank you to the people who kidnapped me.

Initially, Levitation received a lot of publicity from the music press because of Terry Bickers ' reputation as an eccentric talent, and his fondness of various conspiracy theories.

Combining the best of the British food scene alongside a live music soundtrack, the first collaborators to confirm included KT Tunstall, The Feeling, Richard Corrigan, Mark Hix, Rachel Allen, Jay Rayner, Monty Don and Sarah Don and Stevie Parle ( Initially, confused press reports misidentified Mr. Parle as Steve Earle ).

Initially, the group had quite an impact on the press and on television which elevated the status of lesbians into something that could be discussed in ordinary society.

Initially the press was told the fourteen " high value detainees " transferred from CIA custody on September 5, 2006 were held in Camp five.

Initially criticised in the local press for being derivative of New Order they nevertheless built a local following, despite a lack of commercial radio airplay for electronic music.

Initially Foster acted not only as business manager and financier of the paper, but wrote extensively in it as well, even producing the copy on a hand press.

Initially, the event will feature the Army, with no Royal Navy or RAF presence ( beyond the old staples such as the Field Gun competition ) but, according to reports in the press, it will become an annual fixture, suggesting that it may revive the old Royal Tournament practice of each service " hosting " the event for a year.

Initially Gerhard Graf von Schwerin, a former Wehrmacht General, advised the Chancellor on these issues and led the preparations, but after Count Schwerin had talked to the press about his work, he was replaced by Theodor Blank, who was appointed as " Special Representative " of the Chancellor.

Initially, the outlook is bad for the peddlers because the trucking companies control the newspapers and the corrupt mayor, Emmett P. Cudd, but the citizens of New York City and the members of the press eventually move to the side of the street vendors after the peddlers ' Peace March is interrupted by violence on the part of the truck drivers.

Initially, he praised the work he was doing, boasting of " what a great, broad-shouldered, elephantine personage I shall become by and by!

Initially, criticism of Maus showed a resistance to including comics in literary discourse, as when the New York Times " praised " the book by saying, " Art Spiegelman doesn't draw comic books ", but after its Pulitzer Prize win, it gradually won greater acceptance and interest among academics.

Initially highly praised as a monumental achievement in Scottish folklore, the Carmina Gadelica subsequently has received some criticism for Carmichael's interpretation and presentation of the material.

Initially he had been praised as having great speed, sideline to sideline pursuit abilities and a high motor, as well as described as a " ball hawk ".

Initially their method was to cruise the coast, conducting quick kidnapping raids when opportunities presented themselves.

Initially designed to warn of air raids in World War II, they were adapted to warn of nuclear attack and of natural phenomena such as tornadoes.

Initially, modified medical diathermy sets transmitted interference, but later, on nights where raids were expected, local radio transmitters broadcast a surplus " dot signal " at low power.

Initially they were deployed around Armentieres in a " quiet " sector of the line, where they gained their first experiences of trench warfare, conducting patrols into No Man's Land and minor raids on the German trenches opposite them during the winter months.

Initially the air raids were carried out mostly by 1586 Polish Flight of the PAF stationed in Bari and Brindisi in Italy flying Liberators, Halifaxes and Dakotas.

Initially he intended to make the Rio Grande valley safer for European-American settlement and end the raids on travelers.

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 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 the sultan did not meet the demands, and the sloop-of-war USS Dale bombarded the island's fortifications ; ultimately Selim paid US $ 1, 000 and released Captain Moores.

Initially, it was suspected that the killings were committed by a Satanic cult ; later more killings were reported around the island, and many farms reported loss of animal life.

Initially, the systems brought American stations to viewers in Canada who had no Canadian stations to watch ; broadcast television, though begun late in 1952 in Toronto and Montreal, did not reach a majority of cities until 1954.

Initially, the server is in pre-game phase ; in this phase, clients can connect and game configuration parameters can be changed.

Initially the camps housed political opponents ; over time, undesirable members of German society — criminals, vagrants, deviants — were placed in the camps as well.

Initially, the President was merely a symbolic figure with the Reichstag dominant ; however, persistent political instability, in which governments often lasted only a few months, led to a change in the power structure of the republic, with the president's emergency powers called increasingly into use to prop up governments challenged by critical or even hostile Reichstag votes.

Initially, interpreted languages were compiled line-by-line ; that is, each line was compiled as it was about to be executed, and if a loop or subroutine caused certain lines to be executed multiple times, they would be recompiled every time.

Initially the division of the Arabic-speaking areas of the Ottoman Empire were to be divided by the Sykes-Picot Agreement ; however, the final disposition was at the San Remo conference of 1920, whose determinations on the mandates, their boundaries, purposes and organization was ratified by the League in 1921 and put into effect in 1922.

Initially, MPEG-4 was aimed primarily at low bit-rate video communications ; however, its scope as a multimedia coding standard was later expanded.

Initially, Henry refused to see Beatrice, but eventually he had her imprisoned in rough conditions ; the young Frederick was treated more appropriately, but he died in Henry's custody nonetheless ( the rumours that he was murdered are baseless ).

Initially makeup was limited to white skin with blackened eyes ; but as filming progressed mortician's wax was used to simulate wounds and decay to make the zombies more frightening.

Initially well received, the Excel's faults soon became apparent ; cost-cutting measures caused reliability to suffer.

Initially, the new staff system appeared more ambitious on paper than in practice ; the increase in the size of the staff was quite modest at the start.

Initially, they developed and introduced the No. 8 box of eight assorted colors ( this famous box is usually depicted on most historical material associated with Crayola ; it was even featured on a postage stamp ) in early 1905 using the side of the medal depicting an Eagle but quickly changed to the other side showing the 1904 date their medal was won.

Initially known as New Lancaster, and later shortened by city ordinance ( 1805 ), the town quickly grew ; formal incorporation as a city came in 1831.

Initially given a blue color scheme, the TIE fighter models for the first Star Wars movie were grey to better film against a bluescreen ; TIE fighters in the next two movies shifted back to being a muted blue.

Initially, home rule for Wales was not an explicit aim of the new movement ; keeping Wales Welsh-speaking took primacy, with the aim of making Welsh the only official language of Wales.

Initially, relations of the Spanish settlers with Taos Pueblo were amicable, but resentment of meddling by missionaries, and demands by encomenderos for tribute, led to a revolt in 1640 ; Taos Indians killed their priest and a number of Spanish settlers, and fled the pueblo, not returning until 1661.

Initially, Blake used his Boeing 720 jetliner as a base of operations ; it was outfitted as a mobile residence (" It's like any other mobile home, only faster.

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 a refitting base, it became a shipbuilding yard ; from then until the late 19th century, further expansion of the yard took place.

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Initially, the party was known by the combination initials SED-PDS ; this practice was dropped on 4 February 1990, after which the party was known solely as the PDS.