Thompson wasn't insured, which he has come to regard as a blessing as others battle for payouts.
People in places where rain is usually praised as a blessing are now overwhelmed by its excess.
Not everyone sees it as a blessing to have this kind of money.
While this is viewed by customers as a blessing, this buyer empowerment is seen my many businesses as a curse.
Yet this has served as a blessing and a curse: he's been a victim at times of his own versatility.
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And what is wrong with cultivating ties to business lobbyists in a country that regards business as a blessing not a vice?
Inside, he examined ornate gold icons as a priest read a blessing, according to the AFP news agency.
Koushik has been into math since he was a teenager, even though he sees that as a mixed blessing.
Such has been the explosion of flexible jobs that, in France, last week's news that unemployment had fallen below 10% was greeted as a mixed blessing.
Starker took Casals's gesture as a sign and a blessing.
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Economists view bilateral and regional deals as a mixed blessing.
Remote Kitten was a mixed blessing as a Windows Media Center controller.
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Now, the term "peace be upon them" is invoked by Muslims as a way of blessing deceased holy men.
Soldiers held Chavez's simple wooden casket, which was draped with the national flag, as a priest recited a prayer and blessing over it.
But with those two candidates as their standard bearers, both parties might regard victory in the mayoral election as a decidedly mixed blessing.
Chavez's simple wooden casket, draped in the Venezuelan flag, was held by soldiers as a priest recited a prayer and blessing on the late president.
"The delay was a blessing as it's been a tiring six weeks, " said Campbell.
"Needless to say, the eighth was a surprise to us all, but a blessing as well, " she added.
Even among employers who are extra supportive, recent grads are viewed as something of a mixed blessing: They can be smart, quick to learn, utilize new technology, and comfortable working as part of a team, these employers note.
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Even devaluations brought about by loose monetary policy can be a mixed blessing as the U.K. has discovered, since higher inflation eats into living standards.
Many environmental groups, of course, see the shale gas boom unleashed by hydrofracking and horizontal drilling technologies as more a curse than a blessing, producing contaminated water supplies and air pollution while scaring local landscapes.
And considering the remarkably messy coalition that might have been, if the vote had been as divided as predicted, that is a major blessing.
The loss of captain Garry Monk in the warm-up to a calf injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Fede Bessone, his replacement, set up both Pratley's goals for Swansea's first derby league win in 10 years.
The final hymn was the patriotic "I Vow To Thee My Country", and then after a blessing the coffin left as slowly as it had arrived, and, as they caught sight of it, once again the crowds outside cheered.
They have stepped up for us in so many ways, and it has truly just been a gift and a blessing to have you guys as friends and as part of our lives.
The 9300i is exactly the same as the 9300 in every way save for the addition of WiFi, which turns out to be a mixed blessing because the pokey 150MHz processor can't render pages as fast as the 802.11 can pull them down.
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