Like earlier initiatives, I-747 was supported with the use of paid signature gatherers.

In both cases they were related to earlier initiatives by the non-aligned states.

Problem is, the earlier initiative was pushed by Republicans.

But he said there would be no centralized sales staff for all of the company's magazines, as there was during the early 1990's initiative.

The affair was a notable early initiative in the North Atlantic weather war.

As with earlier economic initiatives, however, there is reason to doubt his ability to pull it off.

Some early initiatives also appear to be bearing fruit.

Rather, the countries want to build on earlier initiatives to encourage growth and a stable economy.

But no earlier initiative was as inclusive as this and none progressed so far.

It is a sad recognition that earlier initiatives to rein in the violence have largely failed.