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The act was initially targeted at international political funding, but NGOs were included in its remit.

Emerging from the bloody protests in Selma, Ala., the Voting Rights Act was initially heralded as a declaration that the federal government would no longer tolerate the open racism of the segregated South.

While the arbitration act was initially envisioned as applying primarily to disputes between commercial equals, since the 1980s, the United States Supreme Court has interpreted it in ways that have facilitated corporate America's efforts to force consumers and employees into arbitration.

The bill, called the Bridge Act, was initially introduced in the Senate in December by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill).

The Copyright Act was initially enacted to "promote the useful arts" by assuring authors the exclusive rights to their creative products.

When the introduction of the act was initially met with resistance, according to Sutherland it was easy for police to break up hold-out events because officers could quickly swoop on crowds, and seize vehicles and cash.

International reaction to Boko Haram's acts was initially muted, but the spectre of girls being sold into slavery has focused attention on their plight, prompting the US, the UK and others to offer help to the Nigerian government.

The ACHIEVE Act would impact only young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and is similar to Dream Act, which was initially bipartisan legislation from Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill).

At question are sections of the USA Patriot Act, which was initially passed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

In the catalog, members describe how ACT UP was initially composed of middle-class white gay men who "weren't accustomed to being victimized by society in this new and deadly way".

But he admitted to early "hiccups" with the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, which was initially abused by local authorities to spy on householders.