But the attention was not the sort initially hoped for.

This group now included several women who had initially hoped to trade.

It was initially hoped services could start in May 2010.

Croatia had initially hoped to join by 2010 or 2011.

The company initially hoped to raise $400 million from the sale, but the price may well fall below that.

"I'd hoped initially she'd be one of the later patients," he said.

Although the team initially hoped he could be ready for the start of the season, the rehabilitation was slower than expected.

Further sales proved more difficult than initially hoped, and there were questions about the company's ability to survive.

The company initially hoped to sell as many as 70,000 a year.

Ultimately, the offering was completed at $85 a share, raising $2 billion, much less than the company had initially hoped for.