1.   Even if used sensibly, capital-budgeting procedures will tend to discourage major initiatives and indicate strategies aimed at short-term returns.

2.   If the council wanted a major new initiative, it would appropriate additional money.

3.   Our major initiatives were still ahead of us, up there in our future, our soon-to-be past.

4.   The new products are part of a major SunConnect initiative to address the growing demand for tightly interconnected LANs and WANs.

5.   There are four major initiatives a Government can undertake.

6.   Major new initiatives, some subsequently reversed, were announced during October by the government as part of its privatization programme.

7.   In a major new initiative, Stoddard Templeton has added soft furnishing fabric to its portfolio of carpet ranges.

8.   Three major initiatives have brought this about and have opened up possibilities for futher development in the years to come.

9.   Following the agreement, Spain withdrew its veto on a major initiative on the conservation of natural habitats.