"Needless to say, the eighth was a surprise to us all, but a blessing as well, " she added.
But it is a blessing those blazer-wearing, bourbon-sipping vacationers could do without.
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It is neither as famous nor as breathtakingly busy as its inner counterpart, but that is usually a blessing.
England were off to a terrible start but the departure of Wright was perhaps a blessing in disguise because it marked the arrival of Pietersen.
But he called the snowstorm a blessing for bringing good moisture to the winter wheat.
But with every blessing comes a curse: if ye seek, ye shall find.
But it can also become a blessing since Amazon will also have to choose which phone operating system it uses.
Good advisers are a blessing, but you must be the one to make the decisions and control your time and your team.
"Bill Clinton is one of the supreme political talents, but he's both a blessing and a burden, " said Reed, noting Clinton's speeches at the past two Democratic conventions.
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But that may not be such a blessing for companies in the short term.
Saeed is now fully fit following knee surgery but believes the injury was 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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Foreign exposure is a mixed blessing these days in the commercial world, but in the defense business it is viewed as a hedge against unpleasant surprises from the federal government such as budget sequestration.
But the relatively low profile may have been a blessing for Wahid (popularly known as Gus Dur), who did not fall into the trap of complacency as Megawati apparently did.
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.
For kids who have good grades but test-anxiety, that can be a real blessing.
The fact that the spa was designed by Peter Capone, who also spearheaded the construction of the new hotel but had no previous spa experience, is both a blessing and a curse.
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This is obviously a huge shock but we know that we have the blessing of the injured.
But for emerging markets, such flows have traditionally been a mixed blessing, exacerbating local credit booms, and pushing up the value of their currency.
Because of his crime, Morgan's son has to register with law enforcement but his name does not appear on the public register, a blessing for which she is thankful.
Its out-of-the-box templates for the master design sides are fewer in number than PowerPoint's (Keynote generally has fewer out-of-the-box bells and whistles than PowerPoint, probably a blessing for the forces of good design) but Apple's choice of typography and color palates are as coordinated and tasteful as one would expect from the company.
But for quarterback Mark Sanchez, waiting for next year is probably a blessing.
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But the blessing of being the only game in town is also a curse to the extent to which it mutes the message the markets would normally send to stop spending.
Or the Crack Intelligence Co-Coordinating Unit, set up with the blessing of the home secretary in 1989 but also dissolved a few years later - unwisely in the view of many who had been tracking the damage inflicted by the newly-emerging drug, crack cocaine?
But the final pair did not go down without a fight, Ewing and Blessing Mahwire (13 not out) recording Zimbabwe's equal fifth-highest tally for the last wicket.
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.
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