From a fiscal point of view, more children are not necessarily a blessing: their education is a burden on the public finances.
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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?
But that may not be such a blessing for companies in the short term.
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.
We also need to make sure that mineral wealth in developing countries becomes a blessing, not a curse.
Not everyone sees it as a blessing to have this kind of money.
Only then will their separation from the north and their vast oil reserves be a blessing and not a curse.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the blessing of having a place to call home.
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.
Some viewers will find the style a mixed blessing at best -- it's not the smooth ride we're used to, certainly, but then maybe this genre could use a good jolt.
A-Rod is still recovering from hip surgery and not expected back until around midseason, though that's probably a Bronx Blessing (other than having to pay him all that money).
But while pax Angola may have western blessing, it is causing disquiet in a region that is not at all sure that it wants an Angolan superpower.
The prince's father, King Gustaf VI Adolf, refused to give his blessing to a marriage between Bertil and Lilian, so as not to jeopardise the future of the monarchy.
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.
"Everyone says it's a blessing (for Wasps players) that he's the coach, but it's not, " Sackey told BBC Sport.
However, due to Sweden's strict royal succession rules -- which at the time did not permit a contender for the throne to marry a commoner -- King Gustav VI Adolph (the current king's grandfather) would not give his blessing to the union.
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