Example sentences of "be blame for the [noun] " 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 | Local unions said overwork , fears about job security and poor management support are blamed for the staff crisis . |
| 5 | Maiga , generally considered to be Saibou 's deputy , had also been blamed for the Feb. 9 killings , and his departure was described as " in the interest of the nation and in order to restore calm " . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Recession-hit businesses have been blamed for the slump . |
| 8 | THE slump in house sales has been blamed for the failure of a West of Scotland estate agents which owes creditors £70,765 . |
| 9 | Over-fishing of sand eels , the terns ' staple foods , have been blamed for the decline . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The clear-cut hillsides have been blamed for the mud avalanches that caused almost all of the deaths . |
| 12 | Aideed 's fighters have been blamed for the June 5 killing of 23 Pakistani UN peacekeepers and the United Nations launched retaliatory air strikes on Saturday and Sunday . |
| 13 | Tree trunks , too , have been blamed for the monster legends ( see New Scientist , vol 95 , p 354 ) . |
| 14 | It is in fact the Bank of Japan 's tight monetary policies which have been blamed for the downturn . |
| 15 | He can count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the bounce by his political masters . |
| 16 | Imports of subsidised coal have been blamed for the closure of Parkside . |
| 17 | Importation of subsidised coal has been blamed for the closure of Parkside . |
| 18 | Arsonists have been blamed for the fire which kept crews busy from 9.30pm until 1am . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | We 're to blame for the way we allow ourselves to be treated , but curiously the solution does not lie in our hands . |
| 22 | I doubt whether the introduction of Water Lilies can be blamed for the problem either . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | No one person can be blamed for the tragedy just as Lear can not be all the victim nor all the instigator . |
| 30 | Economic reasons , however , must be blamed for the prevalence of the former practice . |