Sentence examples for were initially known from inspiring English sources

6 The classic Slade lineup were initially known as the 'N Betweens (1966-69) AmbroseroSladeade (1969-70).

2010's Swim was his breakthrough record, bolstering the electronic whimsy for which Caribou were initially known with strident dance rhythms and an abundance of wonky hooks.

The penchant for odd names was there from the off: the club were initially known as Dial Square, after the sundial over the entrance to the workshop.

The Lions were initially known as Maccabi Association London — and played in a Sunday league with other Jewish teams — but changed their name before the 2000 season when the club decided to enter into England's more formal soccer structure.

Six of the killings occurred between 2000 and 2006 and were initially known as the "döner murders," a reference to the Turkish kebabs sold in stands across Germany, a tag that some found to be demeaning.

But these were not pieces played on pop music stations; they were initially known only to the followers of the avant garde: those who read cut-up novels, collected LPs of musique concrète and attended performances of experimental theatre, happenings, expanded cinema and psychedelic all‑nighters in hippy hangouts.

By contrast, little was initially known about Hayes.

HA was initially known to exhibit only unique physicochemical properties that help to maintain tissue viscoelasticity.

The local American Legion in Hyattsville was initially known as the Snyder-Farmer Post.

Sana was initially known as Company 51; its new name, appropriately enough, is the Esperanto word for "healthy".

Berger discovered that the EEG showed brain activity even when subjects were at rest: what was initially known as the "Berger rhythm", or now as alpha activity.