The phrase "as was initially the case" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer back to a previous situation or condition that was true at the beginning of a discussion or context.
Example: "The project faced several challenges, as was initially the case when we first started."
Alternatives: "as was true at the outset" or "as was the original situation".
Some observers argue that if President Bashar al-Assad dies or leaves Syria, the opposition will be able to lead a somewhat smooth transition, as was initially the case in Libya after the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
As was initially the case in Ecuador, misplaced notions of national prestige seem to be the main obstacle to making changes that would be beneficial.
The Apple iTunes Bookstore continues to function as normal, despite an about-turn which means that a reader seeking Naomi Wolf's new book can now search for 'Vagina' and not, as was initially the case, be dazzled by a row of typographical stars from the 'V****a' firmament.
Therefore, a reasonable and cost-effective approach to universal HER2 screening is to initially test all cases with IHC and then perform secondary ISH testing only on cases with 2+/3+ staining, as was initially performed for breast cancer.
Nest notes that current customers can continue to use their Nest Protects once the Nest Wave feature has been disabled via software update, as was the case initially.
Second, it can finance the entire production, as was the case with "The Tempest," which initially appeared at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 1995.
Still, not all the features that take off in Asia and Europe enjoy the same success in the United States, as was the case with text messaging, which initially flopped here.
We hypothesized two types of metrical biases that might be evoked when only initially stressed targets are presented as was the case in our former unimodal priming study (Schild et al., 2014).
The story of Robert Chambers has been accepted over the years less as a crisis of unfortunate circumstances and the excesses of privilege, as it was initially perceived, and more as a simple case of a bad seed.
Uber warned customers that service will initially be limited, as is often the case for its new launches and expansions.
