Initially used as an anticonvulsant, sodium valproate has become a commonly prescribed treatment, and is effective in treating manic episodes.

Initially a synonym for " Satanic metal ", black metal has often been met with hostility from mainstream culture, mainly due to the misanthropic and anti-Christian views of many artists.

Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, he has been called " the Netherlands ' greatest and only rock ' n ' roll star ," later in life he became a well-known painter.

Initially developed to facilitate payments within the European Union, it has now also been implemented by most European countries and many other countries, especially in the Middle East and in the Caribbean.

Initially, it met quarterly, but from 1991, it has been meeting 3 times a year.

Initially it is impossible to find any mention of specific bugs on Microsoft's website, but later he notices that Microsoft has instated a system similar to the Debian one, though sugar-coated so as to not ruin the vision demanded by its customers.

Initially, it seems as if Kayama has won: the Americans depart in peace.

Initially, many mathematicians did not accept this form of proof, but it has become more widely accepted in recent years.

Initially scheduled for 1992, the referendum has not taken place, due to the conflict over who has the right to vote.

Initially, the tornado has a good source of warm, moist inflow to power it, so it grows until it reaches the " mature stage ".

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 Assemblée Constituante considered defining the metre as the length of a pendulum that has a period of one second at 45 ° N and an altitude equal to sea level.

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, 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 the major interest has been in the evidence of homology in the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate body plan and organ development.

Initially thought to be useless, shortwave radio now has many applications where the behaviour of radio waves in the Earth's atmosphere makes long-range communication possible.

Initially kind-hearted and ambitious, Lovejoy has become apathetic towards others because of Ned Flanders's constant personal worries.

Initially, the initiative has been involved in the development of a technological framework and interoperability standards specifically for enhancing access to e-print archives, in order to increase the availability of scholarly communication ; OAI is, therefore, closely related to the Open access publishing movement.

Initially, the archer has the ' short ' side of the cam, with the leverage being a mechanical disadvantage.

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 just a computer, it has gradually developed more of a personality over the course of the series.

Initially settled in 1870, the town's development has been shaped by that of Orlando, about to the north.

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, Commodore intended to use a hardware shift register ( one component of the 6522 VIA ) to maintain relatively brisk drive speeds with the new serial interface.

Initially, two major types of fission bombs were built: a relatively simple device that uses uranium-235 and a more complicated mechanism that uses plutonium-239 derived from uranium-238.

Initially, Rice and his peers performed only in relatively disreputable venues, but as blackface gained popularity they gained opportunities to perform as entr ' actes in theatrical venues of a higher class.

Initially, the music tended to be relatively simple, as it drew largely on guitar-based folk and folk-rock influences.

Initially, Messina also wanted to shoot the plays in chronological order of how they were written, but this was rejected because it was felt that doing so would necessitate the series beginning with a run of relatively little known plays.

Initially, his ideas had involved running a school in the midst of ' life-conditions ' in Kingston with two dozen students, but contact with a young representative of the New Age Movement in the USA persuaded him to think in terms of larger numbers and a relatively isolated locale in the countryside.

Initially, the rhetorical questions drew applause from the audience, seeming to be a good-natured acknowledgment of his relatively unknown status and lack of traditional qualifications.

Initially it was based on ten climbs of Tahquitz Rock in Idyllwild, California, and ranged from the " Trough " at 5. 0, a relatively modest technical climb, to the " Open Book " at 5. 9, considered at the time the most difficult unaided climb humanly possible.

Initially based in Frankfurt, the SAG gradually developed a national structure but remained a relatively small organization.

Initially holding around 500 seats, this was a relatively low timber structure and it was totally destroyed by a fire in 1935.

Initially mostly consisting of impromptu trips guided by local Māori, large sections of cave near Waitomo Caves were later taken over by the Crown and managed as a ( relatively genteel ) tourism attraction from 1904 onwards.

Initially, they were treated relatively well, with good food and living accommodations.

Initially meeting with the refusal of Iuliu Maniu and Dinu Brătianu ( who decided to invest their trust in Ştirbey ), he was relatively successful after the Cairo initiative proved fruitless: the two traditional parties accepted collaboration with the bloc formed by the PCR, the Romanian Social Democratic Party, the Ploughmen's Front, and the Socialist Peasants ' Party, leading to the formation of the short-lived and unstable National Democratic Bloc ( BND ) in June 1944.

Initially, Caballero had wide support, however over time voters increasingly questioned his stand, as El Paso is a relatively poor and economically disadvantaged city, and many felt the industries that Caballero opposed brought needed jobs.

" Initially, he received mocking but relatively innocuous responses from Glen Matlock.

Initially founded in 1993 by Scouter Dave Rice and a committee including Mike Cahn, Bob Smith, Ken McPherson and Don Henry, Scouting for All was relatively inactive for its first few years.

Initially, the two had been relatively close associates, with Nas featuring in two tracks on 50 Cent's 2002 album Guess Who's Back ?.

Initially, the two-make strategy was relatively successful, with DeSoto priced below Dodge models.