Benchley says that no one, including himself, initially realized the book's potential.

The President is discovering that this is a far more complex and difficult issue than he initially realized.

Even she did not initially realize the full potency of her new abilities.

The credit goes to a $586 billion stimulus package that was far larger than many people initially realized.

Ryan did a superb job keeping his machine under control because he didn't realise initially that oil was leaking from his bike.

But what most players don't initially realise is that monsters can appear from any unlit area in the game.

Later, he often reflected on how much Miss Hightower had given him, acknowledging that it was far more than he realized initially.

All he wanted was his wife back, he did not realize initially what it had done to the other patients.

He also did not realize initially that the beluga sturgeon was endangered.

What Walter, a reformed gambler and committed 12-stepper, does not initially realize, even if we do, is that he's also feeding his own bad habits.