Example sentences of "be blamed for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Problems in Japan are blamed for the setback .
2 Galway which yielded silver until their closure in 1980 , are blamed for the death of livestock .
3 It is , therefore , not surprising to find in Luke that it is the Jews who are blamed for the death of Jesus .
4 Corrosion in pipework has been blamed for a gas escape which triggered the operation cloudburst emergency plan in February .
5 The recession … and no Desert Orchid … have been blamed for a drop in attendances at this year 's Cheltenham 's racing festival .
6 Madougou had been blamed for an incident three weeks earlier , on Feb. 9 , when police opened fire on a demonstration in Niamey , the capital , by students protesting about the implementation of a government austerity plan for the education system , which envisaged cuts in scholarships and employment opportunities for graduates .
7 Meanwhile in Mali Tuaregs had been blamed for an attack on June 28-29 at Ménaka , in which some 20 people died .
8 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 .
9 Recession-hit businesses have been blamed for the slump .
10 THE slump in house sales has been blamed for the failure of a West of Scotland estate agents which owes creditors £70,765 .
11 Over-fishing of sand eels , the terns ' staple foods , have been blamed for the decline .
12 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 .
13 The clear-cut hillsides have been blamed for the mud avalanches that caused almost all of the deaths .
14 Tree trunks , too , have been blamed for the monster legends ( see New Scientist , vol 95 , p 354 ) .
15 It is in fact the Bank of Japan 's tight monetary policies which have been blamed for the downturn .
16 He can count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the bounce by his political masters .
17 Imports of subsidised coal have been blamed for the closure of Parkside .
18 Importation of subsidised coal has been blamed for the closure of Parkside .
19 Arsonists have been blamed for the fire which kept crews busy from 9.30pm until 1am .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 He believed that so long as he remained in the Government the Press attacks would continue and that his supposedly malevolent influence would be blamed for every failure .
23 I doubt whether the introduction of Water Lilies can be blamed for the problem either .
24 He believes that Augustinian thought is largely to be blamed for the split between Christian morality and nature .
25 If this does occur there is a danger that womens ' movements will be blamed for the rise in the female crime rate , and that this may be used to argue against further female emancipation .
26 but on the occasions that we are concerned with none of The Society 's locos had been in steam so therefore can not be blamed for the incident .
27 Waugh himself ca n't be blamed for the wrenching out of a context that might have helped us to understand whether he is referring to unhappy women , rendered so by not being content with their lot , or men , who are now being forced to lend a hand with the Hoover .
28 No one person can be blamed for the tragedy just as Lear can not be all the victim nor all the instigator .
29 Economic reasons , however , must be blamed for the prevalence of the former practice .
30 Whether Arnold could be blamed for the fire , Mr Reynolds could not be sure , but his comings and goings certainly seemed to leave a trail of mystery and unease .
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