Their parents and grandparents came here, with the Japanese government's blessing, in the first decades of the century, and you can see why.

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The record industry body argued that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act allowed them to subpoena information about suspected pirates without first seeking a judge's blessing.

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The Holy Week celebrations will culminate on Easter Sunday with the pope's first "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, directed to the city of Rome and to the world.

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The Holy Week services will culminate on Easter Sunday with the pope's first "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, directed to the city of Rome and to the world.

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It is a blessing for Texas that the first successful Eagle Ford well was drilled in 2008, at about the same time the US economy was falling into a deep recession.

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The first is that being big is a mixed blessing, even in the defence business.

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Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz kick-started opening day with his annual "blessing of the rides, " after which the first 100 people, some of whom had stood in line since 8 a.m.

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The studio window was opened for the first time since Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, gave his last window blessing on Sunday, Feb. 24.

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Students torn between watching England's first Euro 2000 match and doing last-minute revision for their exams were given official blessing to take the evening off.

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However, Francis' first public appearance as pope -- when he appealed for the crowds to pray for him before he gave a blessing -- suggested a "different pastoral style" to that of the more academic approach of Benedict, said Lombardi.

CNN: March 15, 2013 -- Updated 0736 GMT (1536 HKT)