It is hard to predict whether the American public, after the likely initial surge in patriotic emotions, would long support such an operation.

If he could get past this initial surge of defiance, then they had a chance.

An initial surge of anger died before it more than ruffled his thoughts.

The raft was nearly ripped from his hands by the initial surge, but he managed to hold on and right himself.

Bell was credited with the show's initial surge of popularity.

Once the initial surge of grief had passed the funeral was almost a celebration.

After the initial surge, usage share dropped until it hit a low of 0.69% in October 2008.

After an initial surge of attention, public interest in the creature decreased until 1973.

Oh, there was an initial surge, but after a few generations, people just stopped having kids regularly.

After an initial surge of enthusiasm, the educational context changed rapidly.