One said he had initially accepted a voluntary placement under the belief he would be paid for the duration.
Jammeh had initially accepted the result, ceding power after 22 years, to a coalition led by the opposition leader, Adama Barrow.
Howard Opinsky, a spokesman for Mr. McCain, said the candidate had initially accepted the debate invitation, but then made other plans when Gov. George W. Bush delayed his decision to participate.
The state had initially accepted the federal finding that New York was not entitled to federal reimbursement for chemotherapy under the emergency Medicaid program.
Ms. Ambar Middleman said she had initially accepted Hillary Clinton as the presumptive nominee, months before Mr. Obama surged ahead in the primary contests.
MIT first approached Vest in the spring of 1990, after biology professor Phillip Sharp, who had initially accepted the post of president, chose instead to continue his research and teaching.
President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, had initially accepted delaying action on the report until March, but he reversed course and orchestrated the two-day special session in order to quiet domestic outrage over his initial stance.
Lady Doughty, Sir Edward's widow, had initially accepted the evidence from Australia but changed her mind soon after the Claimant's arrival in England.
Vickers, the former owner of Roll-Royce Motor Cars, had initially accepted a bid from BMW and then switched to VW, to BMW's annoyance.
Barrow had been in self-imposed exile in neighbouring Senegal for several weeks after Jammeh refused to step down, despite losing the election in December — the results of which he had initially accepted.
