Example sentences of "[been] blame for the " in BNC.

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1 He can count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the bounce by his political masters .
2 Tree trunks , too , have been blamed for the monster legends ( see New Scientist , vol 95 , p 354 ) .
3 Unemployment mixed with the political and racial problems have been blamed for the soaring crime rate .
4 Recession-hit businesses have been blamed for the slump .
5 The clear-cut hillsides have been blamed for the mud avalanches that caused almost all of the deaths .
6 Three factors , which acted in regions of dry cereal farming with particular intensity , have been blamed for the low levels of productivity ; first extensive common lands ; secondly , a maldistribution of landed property — the twin problem of the latifundia and the minifundia — combined with insecure tenures and high rents ; thirdly , a type of settlement where the majority of the agricultural population lived in large villages and towns .
7 The popularity of these films has been blamed for the emergence of Ninja gangs in Lusaka suburbs who wear black masks , carry home-made swords , iron bars , clubs and sticks which they use during burglaries and muggings .
8 Maiga , generally considered to be Saibou 's deputy , had also been blamed for the Feb. 9 killings , and his departure was described as " in the interest of the nation and in order to restore calm " .
9 The suspected assassin , José Sales , who was arrested later , was believed to be a professional gunman hired by local landowners who had been blamed for the murder in 1985 of his predecessor Joao Canuto .
10 Over-fishing of sand eels , the terns ' staple foods , have been blamed for the decline .
11 Known as " walls of death " , drift nets have been blamed for the indiscriminate killing of large numbers of marine creatures , notably dolphins .
12 Mr Delors , president of the European Commission , has been blamed for the threat of a trade war which will hit farmers first … then more specialist manufacturers like the Cotswold Perfumery in Bourton On The Water .
13 Aideed 's fighters have been blamed for the June 5 killing of 23 Pakistani UN peacekeepers and the United Nations launched retaliatory air strikes on Saturday and Sunday .
14 Lack of ticket sales have been blamed for the cancellation of Butterfly Children which was to have run at Sunderland 's Empire Theatre next week .
15 THE slump in house sales has been blamed for the failure of a West of Scotland estate agents which owes creditors £70,765 .
16 It is in fact the Bank of Japan 's tight monetary policies which have been blamed for the downturn .
17 Imports of subsidised coal have been blamed for the closure of Parkside .
18 Arsonists have been blamed for the fire which kept crews busy from 9.30pm until 1am .
19 Importation of subsidised coal has been blamed for the closure of Parkside .
20 Unfortunately , the educational background of many radio staff may well have been to blame for the overly formal tone of many programmes , which frequently caused them to sound stilted and unnatural .
21 But for Seldes too it was ‘ the times ’ that had largely been to blame for the infantile nature of the movies .
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