Mr. Dinkins also described some modest but well-placed programs his administration has initiated during the last year.

His administration did initiate direct municipal elections, the first of which were held in June 1992.

During this time, the administration initiated the Mexican Inquisition to ensure the Catholic orthodoxy of all migrants into Mexico.

"The administration has urged Chinese leaders to move as soon as possible to greater flexibility, and has initiated an unprecedented level of engagement," the report contended.

Lincoln's inaugural address declared his administration would not initiate civil war.

If "the war on terror" is the justification, then this administration and Congress have initiated a dangerous increase in presidential powers that is open-ended.

The administration withheld resources from the department and initiated the closure on the grounds that its scholarship was of insufficient quality.

The present administration of David initiated significant changes in physical development, staff improvement, and pursuit of quality education.

His administration initiated a number of significant public works in Jujuy, long among Argentina's least-developed provinces.

His administration initiated new program areas in urban and public policy, engineering, architecture, art, cognitive psychology, social history, philosophy, and applied math.