Sentence examples for at first called from inspiring English sources

Just as it's hard to imagine her dumping the public option and not being vilified by the so-called progressive pundits and bloggers, the same ones who at first called for the public option but are now pulling for the mandate to buy private health insurance.

THE new capital of Kazakhstan was at first called Akmola, the "white tomb".

It was at first called Malcolmpeth, named for a governor of the British East India Company.

Authorities announced in October 2002 he had suffered what they at first called a mild stroke.

Methodist and many Baptist clergy opposed human bondage and at first called on believers to manumit their slaves.

At first called the Labour Representation Committee, the new organisation in 1906 took the name Labour Party.

She comforts him at first, calling him "kitten" and "pumpkin".

But initially in January, McCain stumbled, at first calling the flag "a symbol of racism and slavery". The next day, McCain, appearing nervous, backed off those statements.

She refused my questions at first, calling them redundant so I knew she would be a tough interview.

He appears to be senile, not recognizing Landis at first (calling him "Larry"), and not remembering his tenure as Dean of Faber.

Christian Blauvelt from Entertainment Weekly did not like the video at first, calling it her weakest effort to date and attributing it to Gibson's choreography and the literal storyline.