Sentence examples for initially perceived as from inspiring English sources

It is easily conceivable that telegraphs, which were initially perceived as secure, could be tapped in some way.

Mr. Negroponte's delayed nomination was initially perceived as a sign of the Bush administration's disdain for the United Nations.

Tobacco and chocolate were initially perceived as either poisonous or medicinal, as were tomatoes, a member of the nightshade family.

And the general, initially perceived as a hawk, surprised his detractors by reaching out to India's prime minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, at the Agra summit last July.

The burgeoning women's movement became uneasy; what feminists had initially perceived as empowering was beginning to look very much like the opposite.

iTunes was initially perceived as a money-losing operation, but without it the iPod would have been a good-looking but not terribly useful piece of hardware.

Just as despair seems inevitable, and human contact outside our group eternally elusive, we celebrate what we initially perceive as progress: 32F Julie approaches one of The Others, a young singer-songwriter named Ted, and successfully engages him in a lengthy philosophical conversation about free will.

Schools perceived as stronger blocked the way.

The prognosis is often not as poor as initially perceived by physicians.

Their success on the field bought them some tolerance from São Paulo's professional class, which initially perceived them as anarchists and bearded Commies.

Staff initially perceived accreditation as vague concept and were anxious about being surveyed and about the increased amount of work.