11.   At the same time, Fleischer denied that Bush had given his blessings for the attacks when he and Sharon met Sunday at the White House.

12.   Baseball sought advice from the White House about the proper time to return to the ballpark and President Bush gave his blessing.

13.   A blessing was given by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

14.   A month later the Commerce Department gave its blessing to Hughes.

15.   A state ethics panel, working with information from the governor, concurred and gave its blessing.

16.   Admirers of Whitman can only wonder why she would give her blessing to inaugural financing that celebrates the worst of Washington, not the best of New Jersey.

17.   After a brief negotiation with the union, the league gave its blessing to players and referees sitting down and talking.

18.   After that trick failed, Pataki gave his blessing to the Wyly ads and to radio commercials that dishonestly portray McCain as an opponent of breast-cancer research.

19.   Akashi, the U.N. civilian official who had authority to veto the attack, telephoned Boutros Ghali, who gave his blessing.

20.   Already, Wessex Water Plc has announced it will bid for South West Water if the government gives its blessings.