During the initial hours, snipers held off the white invaders from the windows overlooking the tracks.

He noted that no serious problems had been encountered in the initial hours of the new airport's operation.

In the initial hours of the bombing, Defense Department officials and even some military officers hinted that the air offensive could be over within a week.

It's a game about letting you have as much fun as you can, and after the initial few hours it really comes into its own.

A few Americans who were seized in the initial hours of the invasion were still missing today.

The disaster was intensified by the limited information available during its initial hours.

Six insurgents were thought to have been killed by fire from the Spectre gunship in the initial hours of the operation.

That moment came Thursday, and the initial hours proved entirely unlike what had occurred in Andijon.

Her children had been acting wild, after a few initial hours of courtesy.

While doctors declined to comment on his prognosis, they said he had shown a slight improvement during his initial hours in the hospital.