Example sentences of "[vb mod] be blamed for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economic reasons , however , must be blamed for the prevalence of the former practice . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I doubt whether the introduction of Water Lilies can be blamed for the problem either . |
| 7 | No one person can be blamed for the tragedy just as Lear can not be all the victim nor all the instigator . |
| 8 | All right , so I took full responsibility for the organisation of the sale , but there is no way I can be blamed for the outcome . |