41.   He gave blessings to anyone who requested one.

42.   He has seen the NRA fight his legislation in the Georgia Legislature after it had given its blessing to similar bills in other states.

43.   He has given his blessing to a transfer.

44.   His business partners gave their blessing.

45.   His gripe with the congregation is that he is consistently passed over to give the blessing during services.

46.   If CBS directors give their blessing, as expected, the acquisition will be announced Tuesday afternoon in New York.

47.   If the compromise holds, the city is expected to take up the deal, and it could give its blessing shortly after.

48.   If the FDA gives its blessing, the stock will climb right away.

49.   In doing so, they embraced a more comprehensive ban than the White House and gave their blessing to a quicker way of achieving it than President Clinton favors.

50.   In the Republika Srpska, the West has given its blessing to opposition parties which have recently formed two blocs to increase their chances of breaking the SDS grip.