May the memories of those we lost be a blessing to their families, their community and our country, and may God be with the people of Newtown as they begin the slow and painful work of healing and moving forward.
When the first crop of John's beloved hillside vineyard ripened in 1978, they couldn't find a picking crew and the grapes hung for three or four days beyond what they judged to be optimal ripeness a delay that would eventually prove to be a blessing, though they didn't know it at the time.
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.
If their discovery can be commercialised it could give existing forms of compact memory a serious run for their money and instead of being a curse of miniaturisation, quantum physics might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
The common gripe was that it was too similar to Instagram, but on Tuesday that proved to be a blessing - the app's owners have said that over one million pictures were uploaded to Starmatic in that single day, almost double the total amount posted to the service in the three months since its launch.
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As for that pesky fall down the stairs, what seemed like a nightmare moment turned out to be something of a blessing in disguise.
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Being third man, though, may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
If that assessment is correct, Cargill Dow's decision to play down biodegradability may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for biopolymers.
But after such an incredible year hopefully it will turn out to be a blessing in disguise and be the kick up the backside we maybe needed ahead of another huge year.
The F-35 has proven to be a mixed blessing for the companies that build it.
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It is a blessing just to be home from college and know that home is the thing I am most thankful for!!!
He left Wyeth after protecting the hormone drug Premarin from generics (by arguing that hormone drugs are too tricky to knock off) but before Premarin turned out to be a mixed blessing for the women taking it.
Although Lhota was seen as a voice of reason in that Republican administration and was one of few Giuliani officials who was praised in the liberal Village Voice, his tenure turned out to be a mixed blessing.
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.
On Monday, Pagano said it was a "privilege" and a "blessing" to be back.
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Good advisers are a blessing, but you must be the one to make the decisions and control your time and your team.
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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Some lawyers think outsourcing will be a blessing, taking away the drudgery and leaving them free to hone their higher skills.
It may still end in an ignominious defeat for Mr Obama, as it did for Bill Clinton's efforts in the mid-1990s, though that could be a blessing in disguise for those genuinely concerned about the need to control costs.
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But health care may prove to be a short-term curse rather than a blessing.
Interest was sparked ahead of launch with the news that a song by the Smiths was to be covered - and with the blessing of singer Morrissey.
On the other hand, access to fresh water represents a blessing, if rivers can be safely controlled.
Still, a blessing from the Treasury to release the funds is unlikely to be enough to completely turn around the fortunes of banks.
It could be that, with this new rule, having track position could change from being a blessing to a curse.
To steer through the dangerous days ahead, a stable government would be a blessing.
In fact, if the market stays depressed for the next several years as you continue to save, this dark day in the market will likely be a financial blessing.
If they are found to be abiding by a list of 15 stringent measures, they will receive the center's blessing.
If Shell Oil, Chevron Appalachia and other companies are found to be abiding by a list of stringent measures to protect the air and water from pollution, they will receive the blessing of the new Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development, created by environmentalists and the energy industry.
To be sure, those insisting that the Bush administration pursue the U.N. option profess a willingness to provide a blessing, after a fashion.
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