Indeed, his initial aim was to be a conventional actor.
Their initial aim was to make a cabaret show.
The initial aim was to provide an outlet – and state-of-the-art studios – for musicians playing at Womad, but Real World releases have been intriguingly eclectic.
Erdogan's initial aim was to secure a big enough majority to rewrite the constitution and turn Turkey into a presidential system, enthroning himself at the top.
The party's initial aim was to overthrow the corrupt Qing Dynasty, which was already disintegrating and finally collapsed in 1911-12.
Its initial aim was to free Rembrandt's oeuvre of the attributions that were thought to have harmed the image of Rembrandt as a painter.
Mr. Knight's initial aim was to bring fashion directly to the public, showing not just the final product, but also the inspiration, development and the techniques that are used.
Documents show that Edgehill's initial aim was to decode the encrypted traffic certified by three major (unnamed) internet companies and 30 types of Virtual Private Network (VPN) – used by businesses to provide secure remote access to their systems.
So while the initial aim was to open a recording studio, "I knew that a studio was not by itself a really viable business plan, especially in New Haven.
The study's initial aim was to test whether the technique was safe, and the results strengthen the idea that brain cell transplants can be used to help stroke patients recover, the researchers, at the University of Pittsburgh, said.
Ms. Press said that Mr. Geffen's initial aim was to have a biography similar to Roger Lowenstein's 1995 best seller, "Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist," about Warren Buffett, the Omaha billionaire.
