1.  If we look at the initial response to Maastricht, the omens are not wholly encouraging.

2.  Robert Kennedy, however, continued to insist on a less belligerent initial response.

3.  The initial response has been encouraging.

4.  The initial responses from the government suggest that there May indeed be a reckoning ahead.

5.  Their initial response to the growth of crime, which stemmed from rising unemployment and inequality, was heavy-handed and militaristic.

6.  Twenty thousand copies were distributed around Birmingham, and Mr Wiseman says that the initial response has been extremely encouraging.

7.  When they were first introduced they were an enormous boon to the farmer and the initial response was almost euphoric.

8.  Kang also apologized for the insincerity of his initial response to the opposition allegation.

9.  However, the initial response was extremely low-key, with some states not even mentioning the invasion and not one of them directly criticizing Iraq.

10.  The initial response to the rioting by the LAPD was to withdraw in some confusion.