Initially Barringer's ideas were not widely accepted, and even when the origin of Meteor Crater was finally acknowledged, the wider implications for impact cratering as a significant geological process on Earth were not.

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

Initially, its expense restricted it to wealthy consumers, but the price gradually dropped, until the 19th century, when tea became as widely consumed as it is today.

Initially based on the old 5x86 technology and running at 120 or 133 MHz, its performance was widely criticized but its low price made it successful.

Initially tasked " to connect military planning with research and development decisions ," RAND widely expanded in its scope beyond its original mission.

Initially popular with military officers, the Deringer became widely popular among civilians who wished to own a small and easily concealable pistol for self defense.

Initially using short " hillbilly " boy's names such as " Pete ", " Jake " and " Rufe ", the system was later extended to include girl's names and names of trees and birds, and became widely used by the Allies throughout the Pacific theater of war.

Initially a source of pride, the airport became an embarrassment, widely regarded in Canada as being a boondoggle and a white elephant.

Initially, they were sometimes used in applications requiring tamper-resistance, since the drive systems and screwdrivers were not widely available ; as drivers became more common, tamper-resistant variants, as described below, were developed.

Initially the devices were not widely used because of their expense, and the fact that valves were being made smaller, and performed better.

Initially kept under wraps as a secret weapon, it became widely used in battle by French artillery during the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870 – 71 ).

Initially widely condemned in view of the heavy Irish war losses on the Western Front and in the disastrous Gallipoli V beach landing at Cape Helles ( the main nationalist newspaper, the Irish Independent, demanded the execution of the rebels ), the British government's mishandling of the aftermath of the Rising, including the protracted executions of the Rising's leaders by General Maxwell, led to the rise of an Irish republican movement in Sinn Féin, a small previously separatist monarchist party taken over by the rebellion's survivors, after it had been wrongly blamed for the rebellion by the British.

Initially popular, he too came to be widely detested by the 1780s.

Initially, the camera was used widely by fiction, documentary, and news cameramen throughout the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Initially their acts were widely condemned by nationalists, who had suffered severe losses in the war as their sons fought at Gallipoli during the Landing at Cape Helles, and on the Western Front.

Initially, the SPSF covered a limited range of State public sector employees because of Constitutional limitations ; it was unclear until the 1980s how widely the SPSF was able to operate, particularly as a party to industrial disputes.

Initially greeted with scorn by critics and newspaper editors in the city of its gaze ( The Chicago Daily News famously called it a " Case for Ra ( n ) t Control "), it is now widely regarded by scholars as the definitive prose portrait of the city of Chicago, although it has never rivaled the literary status of Carl Sandburg's 1916 poem " Chicago.

Initially ARROW will be tested in four consortium partner institutions, prior to it being offered more widely across the higher-education sector.

Initially released by Czech publishers followed by western publishers Paul Hamlyn and Thames & Hudson with translated texts, Burian's work was later widely reproduced ( often as teaching material ) by European and American authors ( including Edwin Colbert ).

Initially developed for the automotive and aerospace industries, freeform surfacing is now widely used in all engineering design disciplines from consumer goods products to ships.

Initially popular, he too came to be widely detested by the 1780s.

Initially there was considerable resistance against these reforms, but the resulting standard is now widely accepted.

Initially, Rojas enjoyed considerable popular support, due largely to his success in reducing " La Violencia ".

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, Marmite was popular with vegetarians as a meat-free alternative to beef extract products such as Bovril, which were popular in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Initially beginning his career as a chemistry and mathematics teacher after leaving school at the age of 15, Anderson soon entered the Swedish popular music scene, becoming a music producer, manager and also occasional performer.

Initially very popular for his reforms and seeking a " Polish way to socialism ", and beginning an era known as Gomułka's thaw, he came under Soviet pressure.

Initially available for broadcast to stationary TV receivers, by 2004 popular mobile direct broadcast applications made their appearance with the arrival of two satellite radio systems in the United States: Sirius and XM Satellite Radio Holdings.

Initially, Ceaușescu became a popular figure in Romania and also in the Western World, due to his independent foreign policy, challenging the authority of the Soviet Union.

Initially it was thought he might be a " popular monarch " and during this honeymoon period of his early reign ( 1840 – 42 ) censorship was relaxed.

Initially, they were welcomed, and their excellent views made them popular living places.

Initially, Franz Joseph Gall ( 1758 – 1828 ) claimed his very popular theory of Phrenology and localization of function in the brain, but it was attacked by Pierre Flourens ( 1794 – 1867 ) who claimed that, by careful ablation of various brain regions, he had disproved Gall's hypotheses.

Initially published from 1970 to 1973 by the magazine Pif gadget, it brought him much popular and critical success.

Initially, the union flag was popular in Norway, since it clearly denoted the equal status of the two united states.

Initially Otto refused to grant a Constitution, but as soon as Bavarian troops were withdrawn from the kingdom, a popular revolt was launched.

Initially Cumann na nGaedheal had been popular as the party that had established the state, but by 1932, their economic conservatism and continued repression of anti-Treaty Republicans was becoming unpopular.

Initially The Box proved a huge hit, ranking as Australia's second most popular show in 1974.

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 he was treated with suspicion for abandoning his post, but quickly won popular support when he argued that he had served twelve years, two beyond the requirement, and had served as quaestor for two years though legally only required to serve one.

Initially Tin Pan Alley specialized in melodramatic ballads and comic novelty songs, but it embraced the newly popular styles of the cakewalk and ragtime music.

Initially popular, he eventually became the target of D-Generation X, who called him " Sgt.

Initially it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as theatres and street barrel organs spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums, which were packed with hundreds of thousands of European immigrants, primarily Italians, Spanish and French.

Initially they could be found in the supermarket, but were not popular as they were not well-publicised and not very attractively packaged.

Initially Myrtos was especially popular amongst hippies, but later also ' regular ' tourists started to visit the village.