Example sentences of "blame [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Problems in Japan are blamed for the setback . |
| 2 | Appointed to the politburo and then made founding editor of the theoretical journal Hong Qi ( 'Red Flag' ) in 1958 , Chen wrote numerous articles attacking ‘ revisionism ’ and supporting Mao 's disastrous ‘ Great Leap Forward ’ , an ill-conceived and brutally executed drive for rapid industrialisation and rural collectivisation now blamed for the deaths of more than 15 million people . |
| 3 | Sir Derek , however , sat tight , believing that he should not be blamed for the £215m fraud perpetrated against the company . |
| 4 | Roy Hattersley , deputy party leader , was blamed for the change in policy which has been approved at three previous conferences . |
| 5 | If a single economic statistic can be blamed for the recent slide towards panic it is the balance of payments figures . |
| 6 | The national character is often blamed for the mediocrity of British movies . |
| 7 | The victims , according to the SMG , were being partly blamed for the actions of their assailants . |
| 8 | Mr Badran , a former intelligence chief , has bowed to public pressure to bring in democratic reforms and investigate people blamed for the country 's economic crisis . |
| 9 | The heavy use of pesticides and chemicals in agriculture in Azerbaijan and the Central Asian republics is blamed for the high incidence of leukaemia , some of the worst infant mortality rates in the world , and liver disorders and cancer of the oesophagus . |
| 10 | He can count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the bounce by his political masters . |
| 11 | They used fishing rods and hooks , those cunning , black , nocturnal anglers , and they were blamed for the disappearance of booze from liquor cabinets and sugar from pantries . |
| 12 | He believes that Augustinian thought is largely to be blamed for the split between Christian morality and nature . |
| 13 | Namely , whatever action the company took , it would be blamed for the ensuing conflict . |
| 14 | Furthermore , while ‘ logically ’ it might appear that at least from summer 1941 only Hitler could be blamed for the extension and prolongation of the war , a sufficient platform had been constructed by years of propaganda and ideological indoctrination to buttress the transfer of the blame to Germany 's external enemies — the Bolsheviks , the Jews , the British , the Americans — or to internal incompetence , naturally stopping short of the Führer , as when Field Marshal von Brauchitsch was made the scapegoat for mistakes in strategy and provisioning on the eastern Front in the winter of 1941–2 . |
| 15 | He is blamed for the Tories ' allegedly disastrous campaign . |
| 16 | The planning policies of the 1960s and 1970s are usually blamed for the faceless shopping centres and office blocks , the loss of historic buildings and long-established activities . |
| 17 | Having been cleared of theft , she is now being blamed for the museum 's low attendances . |
| 18 | Shilton could not be blamed for the 2–0 defeat and made one superb tackle , denying Angell 15 yards outside his box . |
| 19 | Deterioration of market conditions and higher fixed costs were blamed for the decline . |
| 20 | In Los Angeles , discussions centred not merely on drug usage as a topical exploitation subject for movies but also on the widespread and varied substances which were readily available , being increasingly used and largely blamed for the incredible recent upsurge in violence within the protest movement . |
| 21 | In view of the fact that Modernists are still being blamed for the destruction of civilisation , this seems like a good question , but according to DOCOMOMO it is not . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Tree trunks , too , have been blamed for the monster legends ( see New Scientist , vol 95 , p 354 ) . |
| 24 | Galway which yielded silver until their closure in 1980 , are blamed for the death of livestock . |
| 25 | Authority , any authority , was blamed for the tragedy . |
| 26 | But various characteristics of population and lifestyle are usually blamed for the problem : |
| 27 | ( Postwar austerity was blamed for the delay and the same reason caused the projected 1953 ‘ coronation pie ’ to be abandoned . ) |
| 28 | Software pirates are also blamed for the low sales figures . |
| 29 | I doubt whether the introduction of Water Lilies can be blamed for the problem either . |
| 30 | His unspoken message was : ‘ If you do n't do a deal with me , you will be blamed for the economic chaos that will result . ’ |