Initially unsuccessful, he toured around Europe and soon became a leading artist.

These efforts were initially unsuccessful, but yielded fruit in 1940 and 1941.

Peter's later attempts to fly, when away from his brother's presence, are initially unsuccessful.

Over the course of his imprisonment, British authorities were initially unsuccessful in gaining sufficient evidence.

Busoni also tried to get a production started in London, but was initially unsuccessful.

While initially unsuccessful at the box office, it has since gained a cult following.

Initially unsuccessful, the coup leaders were jailed and held for courtmartial.

He was initially unsuccessful in finding a professional apprenticeship and ended up teaching himself from various art technique books.

In this context, the Karo church was initially unsuccessful, and by 1950 the church had only 5,000 members.

Experiments on communication with electricity, initially unsuccessful, started in about 1726.