It was initially a year-long pilot, and manager Bridgette Handley said more than 500 people had been referred to the service by GPs and local employers, all seeking help to return to work while in the early stages of sickness absence.
Initially, a 10-year-old girl was selected "whose voice was really good". This girl held the role for most of the rehearsals — until Mr. Zhang decided she was too old.
Speculations of her appearance initially surfaced a year prior to the confirmation, and upon hearing of it, Cougar Town co-creator Bill Lawrence initially supported such allegations.
The agency said that it negotiated a reduced cost for the two year extension, which was initially a five year deal.
Initially an 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident but now a second 18-year-old man has also been arrested.
The decision, which was initially delayed a year, was a reason the Road Runners raised the entry fee.
In 1997 Mr. Leibowitz, claiming financial difficulties, asked a union official for an advance on his retainer, which was initially $24,000 a year, rising later to $42,000.
"We were initially given a year's funding from the local authority and the group took off because we could show it was changing lives," he says.
2007 Appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer by new PM Gordon Brown, initially for a year or two, with Ed Balls expected to replace him.
The UK's own Green Community Programme could include a range of projects, offering employment, at proper wages, perhaps initially for a year, to suit a wide range of skills.
The Poland international joined United from West Bromwich Albion in 2006, initially on a year's loan, and the deal was made permanent in July 2007.
