Most recently, Radosław Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, has been praised for his role in brokering a deal on February 21st between Mr Yanukovych and the opposition, along with his German and French counterparts.Donald Tusk, the prime minister, was initially cautious, warning Polish politicians against meddling in Ukrainian politics.
They have rattled Scotland Yard, which initially reacted by warning the public that viewing, downloading, or disseminating the Foley video within the UK might constitute a criminal offence under terrorism legislation.
"We shouldn't overemphasize the effectiveness of technology," he said, adding that the median age of the American vehicle fleet was 10 years, and a government requirement for warning devices would initially have minimal impact.
The PLUM method initially issued warnings 1.5 2.5 s earlier than the current method for the M6.5 earthquake and 3.0 4.0 s earlier for the M7.3 earthquake, due to the use of a denser seismic network.
Big business initially resisted but FDR twisted capitalist arms, warning that if they did cooperate with his reforms there would be "class warfare".
Mr. Monti initially resisted Ms. Merkel's harsh austerity prescription, warning that it would stifle growth.
Initially, the estimate was 42 days, assuming reasonable advance warning.
Reid had initially been skeptical of the chatter around Warren, publicly warning that Democrats couldn't afford to lose the seat the Massachusetts senator currently occupies.
Trains had initially been scheduled to start running at 4 a.m., but even at 6 a.m., BART was warning commuters of up to 45-minute systemwide delays.
