Sentence examples for had initially held from inspiring English sources

He soon saw that his chance lay in taking a line of opposition, especially in defeating health-care reform that he had initially held to be promising.

Bill Keller, the executive editor of The New York Times, said the newspaper's news desk had initially held off on publishing the photos, only because it "could not, in the time available, ascertain their authenticity".

That argument had initially held sway with 21 conservative Democrats who are members of the so-called blue dog caucus and signed a letter in February favoring the idea of immunity for the phone companies.

The state police, in arresting Mr. Carlson after the shooting, had initially held him on a charge of second-degree murder, but the charge under which he will be prosecuted will not be disclosed until a formal indictment is issued next week, the district attorney said on Friday.

Most of those killed belonged to the Pashtun community, whom MQM leaders had initially held responsible for the attack.

While Concorde had initially held a great deal of customer interest, the project was hit by a large number of order cancellations.

Among those who have initially held out against Friendly's suggestions that they appear on his programs and have later surrendered are such diverse personalities as General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Walter Lippmann, and Admiral Hyman Rickover.

Previous truces between Ukrainian forces and the rebels have initially held but fallen apart.

The 42nd had initially been held in reserve, but after insisting on being allowed to participate, they joined the action.

The confirmation ceremonies, which had initially been held during the holiday of Sukkot, were eventually moved to the holiday of Shavuot (the holiday during which the Reform movement held these ceremonies), and continued for both boys and girls (in place of Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations) until the 1940s.

He testified that he had initially been held in a small room with the light on around the clock, causing intense psychological pressure.