1.   This was interpreted by all as meaning that he judged the time had come to make his farewells.

2.   They rose, made their farewells, and stepped out into the cold, icy street.

3.   And Canadian rock quintet The Band made its farewell at a concert in San Francisco.

4.   He will make his farewell in a Sheffield Shield match for Tasmania against New South Wales.

5.   Internet users who had found a kind of community together over the past year made their farewells.

6.   Robin Cousins made his farewell to competitive skating with a string of perfect sixes at the NutraSweet Professional Challenge of Champions at the London Arena on Thursday.