The recent death of Margaret Thatcher was a farewell to a remarkably strong and influential woman.
For a novel and somewhat dispiriting theory of economic divergence, read A Farewell to Alms, published this year, by Gregory Clark of the University of California at Davis.
And he didn't get that kind of recognition for the ones you mentioned earlier on, which are his great masterpieces, The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Of course, the season finale of American Idol was a farewell to the likable curmudgeon of a judge, Simon Cowell, who many would say has been the face of the extremely successful talent show franchise.
Stops along our tour include: the bracket-busting Shockers, Coach K's ever-present concerns about conference realignment, former Georgia Tech star John Salley's excitement at having the Final Four in Atlanta, a heartwarming tale of sportsmanship and a farewell to tournament darling Florida Gulf Coast.
Knowing he was terminally ill, Mr Aris had applied for a visa to pay a farewell visit to his wife in Myanmar, his first in three years.
And yes: Quite a few of us bid a fond farewell to a first sweetheart.
Pope Benedict made his remarks at the Vatican in what amounted to a farewell address to hundreds of priests who serve in the Diocese of Rome, our correspondent says.
Thousands of people packed into Newcastle city centre to bid a colourful farewell to 2012.
This is where they come to bid a final farewell to their dirty old workmates.
In the capital 400 kilometers (250 miles) away, kings, princes and presidents bid a sorrowful farewell to Mitterrand at a requiem Mass in the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
Rivera is not the type to want a glitzy rocking-chair farewell tour, but the Yankees said he intends to take a little time in each farewell stop to meet with people who love baseball as he does a longtime usher, or a family that has traveled from far away.
Valverde, who moved to El Madrigal after Manuel Pellegrini joined Real Madrid in June, bid a sad farewell to his players on Monday.
Watson, the 1982 champion, paid a tearful farewell to the tournament on the 18th green in what will probably be his last US Open after receiving a special exemption to play at the age of 60 following his runner-up spot in the Open at Turnberry last year.
One of Argentina's key players said a fond farewell to Brazil last weekend.
The twenty-five-million-dollar donation was, Bass said, in part a farewell present to Joe Volpe, and in part a welcome gift to Gelb.
But first, we bid a fond farewell to The New York Times' Circuits section, which ran for the last time this week.
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When George Washington gave a farewell address to Congress in 1796, he talked about why the U.S. Constitution deserved the people's support and confidence.
It was a sad day when the last of our kale wilted but we had a very good spinach omelette and said a fond farewell to it.
So as the sun sinks slowly over Jacobshorn and we bid a fond farewell to Davos, we are reminded why we came to this odd burg in the first place.
It was also a sad farewell to the Twin Towers for Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman after his blunder gifted Dietmar Hamann an early goal that turned out to be Germany's winner.
The Yankees said that Rivera does not want a glitzy rocking chair goodbye tour, that he prefers to take a little time in each farewell stop to meet with people who love baseball as he does a longtime usher, or a family that has traveled from far away.
Less than 24 hours after being told that he was being let go -- enough time to pack up his desk and send a farewell e-mail to colleagues -- he received news that his position in video promotion and strategic marketing had been saved.
The Arms Park faithful turned out in force expecting a fitting farewell before the move to a new stadium, and the players delivered the perfect start with a try after just five minutes.
Kennedy gave such a poignant farewell toast to Thompson that H.
Bloch stays at home of Austrian Foreign Minister Mock and accompanies him to a farewell dinner for Turkish ambassador.
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Hundreds of mourners gathered to say farewell to a 20-year-old Carlisle soldier who died of gunshot wounds in Afghanistan.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is bidding farewell to a distinguished Washington career that spanned more than forty years.
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That meant bidding farewell to a few lumbering creatures: the Pink Panther, Woody Woodpecker and the Cat in the Hat.
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