Example sentences of "[noun pl] be blame for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Deterioration of market conditions and higher fixed costs were blamed for the decline .
2 In a pre-scheduled address to an international banking conference attended by the Czech and Slovak finance ministers where he was to have delivered a lecture on setting up direct sales operations in Eastern Europe , Kontrax president Gabor Dixco told an embarrassed audience that the global recession , poor financial management and lack of support from the banks were to blame for the company 's collapse .
3 And this blew away Mr Lamont 's excuse that the Germans were to blame for the pound crashing .
4 She said high unemployment and low benefits were to blame for the problem .
5 However , on Jan. 13 re-contras were blamed for the kidnapping of four policemen from the Rio Blanco police station .
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