The initiative was initially met by skepticism in the West and by opposition from dissidents in socialist states in central and eastern Europe, as it was expected to formalize the division of Europe that had resulted from the Cold War.
O'Neill's suggestion was initially met with surprise, but it has come to be seen by the FAI as an exciting prospect which could revive public enthusiasm for the national side after their failure to qualify for the World Cup.
The proposal was initially met with enthusiasm, but it later gave way to complaints about lax environmental enforcement nationwide.
When the introduction of the act was initially met with resistance, according to Sutherland it was easy for police to break up hold-out events because officers could quickly swoop on crowds, and seize vehicles and cash.
Although the ruling was initially met with massive resistance throughout the South, it was precisely because of federal judges on the lower courts that its mandate was respected.
Like many great avant-garde works of art, Kawakubo's collection was initially met with shock and disdain; critics described it as "ragged chic," "Hiroshima's revenge" and "post atomic".
2006: World At Your Feet - Embrace Getting a relatively popular alt-rock band to do the England World Cup song was admittedly an unusual choice, and Embrace's "World At Your Feet" was initially met with damning verdicts from fans who felt it was "too slow" to be belted out in the stands.
The buoyant, 1930s Tin Pan Alley flavored romp, AKA "The Roller Skate Song," was initially met with resistance from radio deejays, who perceived it as riddled with vulgar double entendre, but it held down the U.S. charts' No. 1 spot for almost two months and became another international hit.
Mehri explains that the Rooney Rule - named after Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the chairman of the league's diversity committee - was initially met with scepticism in the United States but the initiative has been a resounding success.
