1.   Anthony came close enough to death last winter to receive the final blessings of his priest.

2.   Chilling scenes of the past are re-enacted, like final blessings for the condemned.

3.   He also mixes the nitromethane powering the engine, oversees the clutch program and gives the car his final blessing at the starting line Christmas tree.

4.   The Republican Congress gave its final blessing today to the balanced-budget accord it reached last month with Democratic President Bill Clinton.

5.   Diana was part of the royal family and for her to receive a final blessing by a Catholic priest could have seemed inappropriate, The Mirror said.

6.   The cost of the project will be picked up by the federal government, which still must give its final blessing.

7.   Tutu, resplendent in a shining brocade robe, gave his final blessing in Xhosa, before leading his distinguished guests to sign a book of farewell.