Originally, the main types used were various compositions of polyesters.

Originally pebbles ( calculi ) were used.

Originally intended as assistants to the tribunes, they exercised certain police functions, were empowered to inflict fines and managed the plebeian and Roman games.

Originally BBSes were accessed only over a phone line using a modem, but by the early 1990s some BBSes allowed access via a Telnet, packet switched network, or packet radio connection.

Originally, demonstration aircraft were navy blue ( nearly black ) with gold lettering.

Originally, climes were defined in Ancient Greece to describe the weather depending upon a location's latitude.

Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process ( as it is still done in the Orthodox Church ).

Originally, however, this referred to certain key priests of important churches of the Diocese of Rome, who were recognized as the cardinal priests, the important priests chosen by the pope to advise him in his duties as Bishop of Rome ( the Latin cardo means " hinge ").

Originally, cane toads were used to eradicate pests from sugar cane, giving rise to their common name.

Originally, the members of the Cheka were exclusively Bolshevik ; however, in January 1918, the Left SRs also joined the organization The Left SRs were expelled or arrested later in 1918, following the attempted assassination of Lenin by an SR, Fanni Kaplan.

Originally simply a list of kings with reign lengths, the other details contained in the Poppleton Manuscript version were added from the tenth century onwards.

Originally simply a list of kings with reign lengths, the other details contained in the Poppleton Manuscript version were added in the 10th and 12th centuries.

Originally, computer monitors were used for data processing while television receivers were used for entertainment.

Originally, the runtimes were only installed by games or explicitly by the user.

Originally DBMSs were found only in large organizations with the computer hardware needed to support large data sets.

Originally, these privileges and immunities were granted on a bilateral, ad hoc basis, which led to misunderstandings and conflict, pressure on weaker states, and an inability for other states to judge which party was at fault.

Originally, the Alpha processors were designated the DECchip 21x64 series, with " DECchip " replaced in the mid-1990s with " Alpha ".

Originally electricity and magnetism were thought of as two separate forces.

Originally ælf / elf and its plural ælfe were the masculine forms, while the corresponding feminine form ( first found in eighth century glosses ) was ælfen or elfen ( with a possible feminine plural-ælfa, found in dunælfa ) which became the Middle English elven, using the feminine suffix-en from the earlier-inn which derives from the Proto-Germanic *- innja ).

( Originally, the Fujiwara were descended from relatively minor nobility, thus their kami is an unremarkable one in the Japanese myth world.

Originally, faunal stages were only defined regionally ; however as additional stratigraphic tools, and especially geochonological ones, were developed, stages were defined over broader and broader areas.

Originally based on the date used to calculate the age of fruit trees for tithing as mandated in Leviticus 19: 23 – 25, the holiday now is most often observed by planting trees, or raising money to plant trees.

Originally during his appearances in Action Comics and later in his own magazine, the Man of Steel would strip to his costume and stand revealed as Superman, often with the transformation having already been completed.

Originally each installment of the TWERPS system was sold in a small plastic bag containing an 8-page leaflet, a sheet of cardstock counters to be cut apart, little cardstock hex-maps and a tiny ten-sided die, each being a down-sized imitation of elements often found in larger, more elaborate games.

Originally intended for children, it has the form of a chocolate egg containing a small toy, often requiring assembly.

Originally a form of porch, they are often supported by brackets or corbels.

Originally, each branch and agency of the U. S. government was responsible for maintaining its own documents, which often resulted in the loss and destruction of records.

Originally intended as a badge of shame, the pink triangle ( often inverted from its Nazi usage ) has been reclaimed as an international symbol of gay pride and the gay rights movement, and is second in popularity only to the rainbow flag.

Originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto, Peach is the Princess of the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, which is constantly under attack by Bowser, and often plays the damsel in distress role within the series and is the lead female.

Originally known as Cold Spring Ranch until 1902 ( because of an icy spring ), the town sits on State Route 4 and historically was a stopping point along the toll road between Murphys and Ebbetts Pass, often serving as a resort for visitors to what is now Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

Originally part of Philadelphia County, Cheltenham is often noted as " Philadelphia's first suburb ".

Originally 150 days work was provided in the forests, but “ In practice, of course, these smallholdings attracted the cream of our men whom we were glad to employ on fulltime …” Existing and often derelict agricultural dwellings were adapted and new ones built to a small number of basic designs.

Originally given the role of script editor, Barwick went on to pen 18 of the 32 episodes himself, and was also often required to make substantial changes to other writers ' work.

Originally, the English word " cowherd " was used to describe a cattle herder, ( similar to " shepherd ," a sheep herder ) and often referred to a preadolescent or early adolescent boy, who usually worked on foot.

Originally based on the necessary horse breaking skills of a working cowboy, the event is now a highly stylized competition that utilizes horses that often are specially bred for strength, agility, and bucking ability.

Originally, joik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami singing.

Originally, there was probably a wooden construction, since the graves are often positioned in a line.

Originally, most e-cards were free, often sponsored by advertising.

Originally, the allemande formed the first movement of the suite, before the courante, but, later, it was often preceded by an introductory movement, such as a prelude.

Originally, Cantona began to follow in his father's footsteps and often played as a goalkeeper, but his creative instincts began to take over and he would play up front more and more often.

Denzil ( Paul Barber ) 1983-2003 — Originally cast because Sullivan wanted Del to have had a black friend from his school days, easy-going Liverpudlian Denzil was often on the receiving end of Del's scams.

Originally, the importance of the front rows for the leaders had also to do with the fact that acoustics were often unsatisfactory before microphones were introduced.

Originally published at the time of George Gurdjieff's death and authorized by Gurdjieff himself, it is considered one of the best expositions of the structure of Gurdjieff's ideas, and is often used as a means of teaching Gurdjieff's system, although Ouspensky himself never endorsed its use in such a broad manner.

Originally simply called " jazz ", the music of early jazz bands is today often referred to as " Dixieland " or " New Orleans jazz ", to distinguish it from more recent subgenres.

Originally, " Baraita " probably referred to teachings from schools outside of the main Mishnaic-era academies-although in later collections, individual Baraitot are often authored by sages of the Mishna ( Tannaim ).