at first

Impaired athletes showed significantly higher glymphatic index values at first, but those values fell sharply over time as the number of knockouts increased.

At first, it seemed like very little had changed: the blue berths with sponge poking out where the vinyl covering had ripped; the hawkers selling freshly fried okra and photocopied books; the toilets down which I could see the tracks rush by.

For one day a week, employees could jettison their suits and pantyhose and heels and wear… no one was quite sure at first, although Levi’s Dockers played a big role, at least for men.

At first she assumed it was from workers outside.

At first glance, Abbe’s pile looks a bit precarious; in real life, would those books remain in place?