Example sentences of "[be] blame for the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is symptomatic of the band-wagon style of politics rumbling through many western nations that the private sector should be blamed for the short-comings of the public . |
| 2 | They also came to be blamed for the ills of the locality , including the use of sweated labour by unscrupulous employers , rack-renting by slum land-lords , and the increased crime rate . |
| 3 | Economic reasons , however , must be blamed for the prevalence of the former practice . |
| 4 | However Constantine Giannaris is quick to point out that lack of funding alone can not be blamed for the paucity of cinematic output . |
| 5 | Neither side can afford to be blamed for the collapse of a dialogue which had raised Spanish hopes of an end to ETA violence . |
| 6 | BLUNDERING birdwatchers may be to blame for the failure of England 's only breeding pair of Golden Eagles to produce chicks for the first time in four years . |