Julianne Shinto, Founder of both Imprimatur and Twain Group, is a leading political branding expert, had this to say about the episode: "This particular E-Gov fund was actually started by George W. Bush, who initially asked for funding in the arena of $100 million, rather than the initial $3 million that was granted.
Topshop initially asked for Berry's details to contact her privately, but later posted a public response.
Deutsche Bank was initially asked for $14bn£11.5bnbut, but reached a settlement of $7.2bn on Thursday.
Northam initially asked for $19 million for the housing fund this year.
Spain, for instance, initially asked for permission to lavish €300m on carmakers.
A. They initially asked for essentially everything we had collected — notes, interviews, images.
The Washington Post initially asked for 100 volunteers to sift through the documents.
Russia had initially asked for $250 but raised that to $450 in the midst of the shutoff.
The hotel had initially asked for payment of the $9,125 bill up front but kept being put off.
Practice in advance what you want to be sure to say, whether it's initially asked for or not.
