Sources from both schools initially denied that report, as well.

The Russian president had, of course, initially denied these sales at all.

Edward initially denied it, and then told them they were right.

He initially denied that there was fraud in the land deal, for example.

The American military, which initially denied that it had soldiers at the scene, later changed its account.

They initially denied the accusation but had been found out.

American military officials initially denied that allied troops had been in the area.

Bail was initially denied, as is common in murder cases.

After initially denying the detention, the army released him 30 hours later.

The breakdown, which police officials initially denied, has led to expansion of the 911 staff.