The phrase "attract blame" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing situations or actions that lead to others holding someone responsible for a negative outcome.
Example: "His reckless decisions often attract blame from his colleagues during team meetings."
Alternatives: "draw criticism" or "incur reproach".
Variants of 'policy strategies' include: (1) 'individualisation' in which the 'agency' dimension of blame, to which we have already referred, is shifted rather than reduced or prevented; (2) 'protocolisation' or "playing it by the book", and (3) 'abstinence' or 'just say no', in other words, choosing not to provide the services that attract blame or have the potential to do so.
Other predicted to attract blame are Scarlett and Straw, alongside the former head of British intelligence agency MI6 Richard Dearlove, former Defense Minister Geoff Hoon, and former Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short.
Banks are not alone in attracting blame.
Government instability also stemmed from secret voting in parliament, which enabled deputies from dissatisfied factions within the coalition parties to bring down governments without attracting blame.
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar's former prime minister, said the "organization has become useless and adds nothing to us". Going further, he said the organization was being used "only for purposes that are detrimental to our national interest," perhaps alluding to OPEC's political downside: It attracts blame for high oil prices.
They identified two possible ways in which pollution could be framed; either as an unavoidable side effect of valuable production activities or as a morally discreditable practice, something that attracts blame.
In fact, most polls suggest that the Republicans will attract more blame than the Democrats (The Economist's YouGov poll suggests a roughly even split).
If India is forced to talk both to Kashmiris and to Pakistan about Kashmir, Pakistan will have achieved an important aim; if India spurns the bait, it may attract the blame.
Previous work has shown that some cancers with an established behavioural aetiology attract greater blame attributions [ 22], and studies with patients and health professionals, suggest lung cancer attracts more stigma than other cancers as a result of its link with a behavioural cause (smoking) and poor prognosis [ 11].
The issue was contentious, but the government attracted little blame.
Free-traders hope they will not demand too much, for fear of killing the Doha round and attracting the blame.
