Sentence examples for initially pressed from inspiring English sources

The administration had initially pressed but later abandoned the argument.

The administration initially pressed this argument but later abandoned it.

Before backing down on Friday, Mrs. Merkel had initially pressed for debt swaps instead.

The artist initially pressed charges, then dropped them and forgave her.

The agency had initially pressed for an investigation of the Guantánamo detainee lawyers — not of its own former employee.

But when her grandmother first pressed her to get a guide dog, she initially pressed right back.

"Initially, press coverage in the beginning of a crisis is always kind of more positive because they're absorbed in getting the information and that's what journalists do best," he said.

By then, he had heard not only from the staff lawyer, but also from a councilwoman who'd cited complaints from unnamed women and from a Jennings staff member who did not initially press charges.

Initially, press reports indicated that the storm wrought up to $500 million in damage; however, final damage estimates were about $50 million.

Russian prosecutors initially also pressed, but now appear to be ready to drop, charges of piracy, which carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Despite not receiving any funding or support initially, Weisfeld pressed ahead.