Sentence examples for initially favourable from inspiring English sources

Monroe was initially favourable to the idea, and former presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison concurred.

As their initially favourable military position deteriorated, the insurgents looked increasingly for salvation from the great powers (Russia, France, and Great Britain), which, from a combination of mutual suspicion as to each other's objectives and concern at the damage being done to their commercial interests, gradually moved toward a more interventionist position.

On the Bosnian Serb side, opinions of the report were initially favourable.

Although the environment was initially favourable and the system was almost upgraded into a tropical storm as was forecast, wind shear kept the cyclone weak.

Upon his arrival Métis and English settlers alike formed an initially favourable impression of Riel following a series of speeches in which he advocated moderation and a reasoned approach.

The new Parliament that assembled in May 1685, which gained the name of "Loyal Parliament", was initially favourable to James, and the new King sent word that even most of the former exclusionists would be forgiven if they acquiesced to his rule.

Such physiological investigation into the sense organs may initially look favourable for the materialists, in that it promises to give us a materialistic account of our knowledge of the world.

The march continued, initially in favourable weather conditions, but encountered increasing difficulties caused by the party's lack of ice travelling experience and the loss of all its dogs through a combination of poor diet and overwork.

Although initially seeming favourable to Gardner, by the mid-1960s shadhad become hostile towards him and his Gardnerian tradition, considering him to be "a 'dirty old man' and sexual pervert".

As with its precursor, the album initially saw favourable reviews, with Rolling Stone stating "Sabotage is not only Black Sabbath's best record since Paranoid, it might be their best ever", although later reviewers such as AllMusic noted that "the magical chemistry that made such albums as Paranoid and Volume 4 so special was beginning to disintegrate".

Though some UK studies initially demonstrated favourable outcomes, few studies reported reduction in readmission rates.