Five companies were initially invited, three of which bowed out early.

He also said that he wasn't initially invited on the show with the rest of the cast.

Although the Federation initially invited senior military figures to its meetings, they refused.

He initially invited 50 kids (the jersey number he wears) to the first year's camp.

They were initially invited to the Independence Bowl but asked for more time to decide to see if other options opened up.

The board initially invited him as an interim candidate, but soon offered him a three-year contract at $165,000 a year.

The Mexican government initially invited Lamont to discuss the country's finances in 1921.

He was initially not invited to Canada's junior summer camp and was, therefore, not expected to make the team.

Margaret students were initially invited to, it has now exploded to over 1,000 people "attending", according to the Facebook event page.

That is why as many as 24 companies were initially invited to participate in the auction, though only a dozen progressed past the first round.