6 sentences with 'initial'
Example sentences and phrases with the word initial and other words derived from it.
• « The Philistines were armed with iron and fought the Hebrews to an initial standstill - at one point they captured the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. »
• « Despite having no initial interest in establishing direct control in Greece, the Romans found that rival Greek polis sought Rome's help in their conflicts, and Roman influence in the region grew. »
• « The initial Gothic uprising that triggered the beginning of the end for the western Roman Empire was in the Balkans, but the Goths were then persuaded to go west. Subsequent invasions of Central Europe were directed westwards. »