1.   All told, he needed the blessing of four different entities, including the MTA and Parsons-Dillingham, the construction management team.

2.   Any deal would also need the blessing of GTE executives.

3.   Anything higher needed the blessing of the Department of Budget.

4.   It may also need the blessing of state officials as well.

5.   Maybe he needs the blessing of Sister Elaine more than ever.

6.   Most important, the pipeline plan needed the blessing of the Clinton administration.

7.   Both nations have received guarantees from EU Commission President Jacques Santer that any deal would need their blessing, Elorza said.

8.   However, Elorza said Spain and Portugal had received guarantees from EU Commission President Jacques Santer that any deal would need their blessing.

9.   It still needs the blessing of the Rules Committee and the full Senate before developers can begin building casinos.

10.   Taiwan needs those blessings.