Initially discouraged by the institution when it began, some staff and faculty are now participants in the decoration of the rock.

Despite this, investigation and analysis were initially discouraged.

Initially discouraged, Mr. Falcone soon heard about reasonably priced vacant factories in Haverill to the north.

Intermarriage was initially discouraged by the Tang Dynasty.

After Ali had initially discouraged Torre because he had another test scheduled for Friday, she relented.

Crossing the streams was initially discouraged, as Egon believed that "total protonic reversal" would occur: this effect would have catastrophic results (see quote above).

Mr. Perry recalled in an interview that he was initially discouraged by what he heard in Pyongyang.

Morse was initially discouraged and spent most of his time teaching.

They were initially discouraged from mingling with the local, less educated and/or liberated indigenous people and more inclined to inter-marry with families of similar backgrounds.

Initially discouraged from trying from the ministry, he entered commerce with a brother.