The phrase "apart from the initial" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate an exception or to highlight something that is separate from the first item mentioned.
Example: "Apart from the initial concerns raised, the project has been progressing smoothly."
Alternatives: "besides the initial" or "other than the initial".
Growth has been funded entirely without borrowing apart from the initial credit card payments.
These, apart from the initial mumbled pleasantries, were Constance's first words to Fanny Mann.
His hair was shaved off apart from the initial W on the back of his head.
RELION 1.3 and 1.436 were used for all processing apart from the initial model.
If any coins touch during a turn – apart from the initial "push-off" – that turn ends.
State and power industry officials said that apart from the initial failure, the system worked as it should have.
The long-run average returns from investing in IPOs, apart from in the initial allocation of shares, have lagged the S&P 500.If some of the increase in venture capital stems from investors regarding it as less risky than they once did, rather than from an irrational bubble, the risk premium that investors earn on average from venture capital should fall.
Apart from that initial story, the pseudo patients were instructed to answer every question truthfully, to behave as they normally would, and to tell the hospital staff — at every opportunity — that the voices were gone and that they had experienced no further symptoms.
Thanks to the zig-zags, the path is not unusually steep apart from in the initial stages, but inexperienced walkers should be aware that the descent is relatively arduous and wearing on the knees.
Apart from Pakistan, the initial studies on HBV genotyping in the other regions of Asia revealed that genotypes B and C are the most prevalent genotypes in this region.
Apart from the small initial nuclei, larger block-like growths were observed.
