61.   Perot also Friday gave his blessing to state Rep. Randy Tate, endorsing the Puyallup, Wash., Republican in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Kreidler.

62.   Several years ago, the Hendrix family gave its blessing to an Allen-financed Hendrix museum.

63.   She sold a pair of diamond earrings she had inherited from her grandmother, tearfully rationalizing that her grandmother would have given her blessing.

64.   She gave her blessing to his continuing as coach.

65.   Some blessing is given, whether conscious or unconscious.

66.   Soona Fualaau, who has given her blessing to a future union between Letourneau and her son, describes in the book how she came to accept the relationship.

67.   Still, Russia has previously given its blessing to pipeline projects only to raise technical obstacles later.

68.   The Board of Education gave its blessing to Crew even though his background check had not been completed.

69.   The Catholic Church, however, has not given its blessings to the claims by Fowler, a homemaker and former nurse.

70.   The election commission must also give its blessing to the use of campaign funds, and has not yet scheduled a meeting on the matter.