The phrase "as was initially" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer back to something that was stated or established at the beginning of a discussion or document.
Example: "The project timeline was adjusted, as was initially proposed during the meeting."
Alternatives: "as was first suggested" or "as was originally stated".
"To ensure that members of the public have as much time as was initially anticipated to reply to initial comments in these proceedings, the Bureau today is extending the reply comment deadline by three business days," the FCC said in a release.
He was a painter and decorator by trade, not a gang member as was initially stated.
Klitschko's camp have confirmed the champion has suffered an abdominal injury, not a back problem as was initially reported.
Profit per partner was about $1 million, not $1.8 million as was initially reported, the magazine said.
"A radar return from an airplane like this would look very similar to that from a cargo plane, as was initially claimed by the separatists.
Adams's comments certainly implied this was a financial decision, as was initially siding with Fisher in announcing quarterback Vince Young would be cut.
Transforming the city's free-trade zone, much hyped but little used, into a real testing ground for financial reforms, as was initially intended, is a priority.
Guardian Australia broke the story and obtained footage shot inside the centre, which helped to confirm that the disturbances has started inside the centre, not outside as was initially reported.
It received £50m from the Millennium Commission, the same as was initially awarded to Tate Modern, a donation rumoured to be a consolation prize after the second city failed in its bid to host the planned national millennium festival.
"It is important to keep contact and find ways to implement this initiative," Mr. Desmarest said, "even if the project is not the same size as was initially expected".
It has also been corrected to reflect that the two officials kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec were not both Canadian, as was initially stated; one was British.
