Sentence examples for blaming factors from inspiring English sources

ITV, which took the unusual step of organising a call with analysts to reassure investors, brushed off concerns by blaming factors including the "lumpy" nature of broadcasters' timing of when to air shows.

Taking up the concern expressed by development anthropologist David Mosse [ 14], we seek to move away from evaluation approaches that place the onus of success or failure solely on the beliefs and behaviours of target communities, with disappointing results explained by blaming factors such as local culture, lack of support by local political leaders or technical minutiae of programme messages.

The company also blamed factors outside its control, like warm weather, a weak housing market and stiff retail competition.

Shipping companies blame factors outside their control for their climate impact, in particular a tripling in demand for shipping over the past 40 years.

Mr. Lazio's consultants sought yesterday to blame factors beyond their control for his loss in a race that had been followed by Republicans across the country.

The uninformed tend to blame factors like undue stress, too much exercise, being too thin or too fat, exposure to occupational or environmental toxins, excessive use of computers or cellphones and bad habits like smoking or drinking too much coffee.

"We are obviously disappointed" in the earnings, said Scott Livengood, the company's chairman and chief executive, who blamed factors including high oil prices, diet-conscious consumers and the growth of Wal-Mart for the results.

Some terminate their pregnancies and often blame factors outside their control for their decisions, from economic constraints to pressures from husband and in-laws etc.

But a victim mentality is a state of mind, a trait that someone acquires and leads to blaming external factors (e.g. people) for failures even when no clear evidence exists that external factors played a role.

Verheijen was quick to respond, tweeting: "Liverpool manager Klopp caused 20 hamstring injuries in 10 months but keeps blaming external factors for injuries".

As the ticketmate with a potentially brighter political future, Ms. Palin has more at stake going forward than Mr. McCain, whose aides now have an interest in blaming outside factors for their loss, making Ms. Palin a tempting target.