21.   Swami Nigamananda has been dead for many years, but his followers, mostly in eastern India, worship his memory and continue to seek his blessing.

22.   Syria reportedly has exerted great influence over Lebanese elections and candidates in the past have traveled to Damascus to seek Syrian blessing.

23.   The bystanders dab blood from the dripping cheeks of the marchers, who show little evidence of pain, and seek their blessing.

24.   The chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Alec Tsui, says nobody has even sought his blessing.

25.   The university did not seek the blessing of Cardinal Bernard Law in planning the program, officials said.

26.   Worshipers often seek the blessings of their ancestors in picking winning combinations of numbers in the weekly lottery.

27.   According to local residents, lovelorn romantics visit the graveyard to pray for success and seek the blessings of those slain for love.

28.   All over the world, even after the Cold War, people still look to us and trust us to help them seek the blessings of peace and freedom.

29.   Both camps have been seeking the blessing of the Italian-born widow in the knowledge that the slightest nod from her would tip the balance either way.