"The initial thought was that she had had a medical condition".
The initial thought was that British forces would protect the right flanks for an American advance that would head north to Baghdad.
The initial thought was studio space, but after surveying artists, the Powerhouse team discovered a greater unmet need: fabricating the art.
"The initial thought was that if you were going to do Pluto, it had to be even more remote than Neptune, which was clearly not possible unless the whole orchestra joined the chorus off stage.
The initial thought was that the sides would meet on Sunday in New York to hold official negotiations for the first time in weeks, but those had not been scheduled when discussions ended Saturday.
"The initial thought was that they just took the water in directly through their skin," says Wade Sherbrooke, a biologist at the American Museum of Natural History's Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona.
Well, sitting way up in the balcony seats among some of Madonna's biggest fans - the type who know and sing along with every lyric - the initial thought was that it may have been a particularly well orchestrated dance manoeuvre.
"The initial thought was perhaps something had gone into the house, like a lorry but then I turned to social media and people right across east Kent were reporting an earthquake," he said.
"The initial thought was to help people in the south.
According to an interview that the Russian-German artist did with MTV, the initial thought was to use a male vocalist.
