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 subtitled The London Charivari, this being a reference to a satirical humour magazine published in France under the title Le Charivari ( a work read often whilst Mayhew was in Paris ).

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 the Berber kings ruled overshadowing Carthage and Rome, often as satellites, allowing Roman rulership to exist.

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

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 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 paramedics were mainly trained internally, with experienced ambulance technicians often progressing to the role of paramedic.

Initially, the strip was almost completely composed of actual vintage clip art and magazine cutouts, assembled collage-style and often manipulated and retouched.

Only Visiting This Planet, which was " Initially coordinated by George Martin ", and was produced by The Triumvirate of British producers Rod Edwards, Roger Hand, and Jon Miller, often ranked as Norman's best album, " mixed his Christian message with strong political themes ", and " was meant to reach the flower children disillusioned by the government and the church " with its " abrasive, urban reality of the gospel ".

Initially all the album releases were gatefold sleeves and coloured vinyl, often with covers by The Designers Republic or Phil Wolstenholme.

Initially, C ration cans were marked only with paper labels, which soon fell off and made a guessing game out of evening meals ; US soldiers and Marines receiving an unpopular menu item several nights in a row often found themselves powerless to bargain for a more palatable one.

Initially, PM was based on Windows GUI code, and often had developments performed in advance, like the support for proportional fonts ( which appeared in Windows only in 1990 ).

Initially assigned to B-29 escort duties, however, the straight-winged F-84E was much too slow to match the swept-wing MiG-15, and MiGs were often able to slip through the escort screen and make successful attacks on B-29s.

Initially introduced in educational and behavioral psychology, the term has acquired a broader interpretation over time, and expressions such as " experience curve ", " improvement curve ", " cost improvement curve ", " progress curve ", " progress function ", " startup curve ", and " efficiency curve " are often used interchangeably.

Initially the mission of the asylums was often to rehabilitate women back into society, but by the early 20th century the homes had become increasingly punitive and prison-like.

Initially wanting to be an artist or illustrator, he was often discouraged by societal norms of Japan which favored finding safe and well paying jobs.

Initially, the Rens played mostly in Harlem, but by the end of the 1920s, as attendance began to dwindle, the team could be found more often playing on the road, barnstorming across the country out of necessity.

Initially, this technology was sought in order to optimize use of a computer system, since time and processing resources were often wasted when a single job waited for human interaction was developed as a feature of operating systems in the late 1950s and came into common use in mainframe computing in the mid-to late 1960s.

Initially, the ARS lamp designs imitated the simple design of third to 4th century courseware lamps, often with globules on the shoulder or with fluted walls.

Initially, Janice cooks Bobby's dinners ( often claiming other women's plates as her own ) and informally dates him.

Initially many co-ops were set up by the future members themselves, often workers or artisans in the same trade.

Initially they were also largely outnumbered by their imperial counterparts, and thus often were forced to form up only two or three ranks deep to avoid being outflanked.

Initially on Saturdays, Cheeky attended a Saturday morning picture show at his local cinema where he saw a cartoon ( often represented by a strip featuring Warner Brothers cartoon characters ) followed by a drama serial, while exchanging jokes with his friends in the interval.