Sentence examples for initially contended from inspiring English sources

Mr. Grimm had initially contended that the vandalism, which occurred on Saturday night on a busy thoroughfare in New Dorp, was "a politically motivated crime" and called it "an assault on democracy".

When Jack Ryan sued to have some of the divorce records sealed, her lawyer initially contended that the maneuver was an effort to suppress information that might damage his future political career.

Prosecutors initially contended that disclosure of Mr. Butler's status as an informant would not have changed the outcome of the trial and sought to have Mr. Pratt returned to prison.

While some experts initially contended that only three countries -- the United States, the former Soviet Union and Iraq -- were known to have made the high-grade anthrax powder that floats easily in the air, many others disagreed.

Even as the nation's top energy regulator is poised to extract a record settlement from JPMorgan Chase over accusations that it manipulated power markets, the agency is expected to spare a top bank lieutenant who federal investigators initially contended made "false and misleading statements under oath," according to people briefed on the matter.

JPMORGAN EXECUTIVE MAY ESCAPE PENALTY  |  The nation's top energy regulator, as it prepares to extract a record settlement from JPMorgan Chase over accusations that it manipulated power markets, is expected to spare a top bank lieutenant who federal investigators initially contended made "false and misleading statements under oath," Jessica Silver-Greenberg reports in DealBook.

OBSTACLES: Democrats on Capitol Hill initially objected, contending the deal would constrain programming choices for consumers and result in higher cable-TV subscription prices.

"I've got a lot of confidence in President Bush," he says, although he was concerned initially when the White House contended that Mr. Bush did not need to seek a resolution from Congress to act.

Now some investors say the deal was even sweeter than it initially appeared: they contend that state regulators, who approved the deal, discouraged another suitor from bidding against Mr. Matthews for the property.

Hull initially struggled to contend with the pace and power of Ishmael Miller, who had to be denied by a last-ditch tackle by Zayatte early on, but gradually the visitors came out of their shell as King screwed a shot wide on 20 minutes.

In reply to (3), Ross contends initially that if Anne has 'a very delicate sense of honour', then she ought to consider paying the poor man on account of her carelessness in agreeing unconditionally in the first place (FE 97).