Sentence examples for chief blame from inspiring English sources
"chief blame" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to indicate that someone or something is primarily responsible for a particular consequence, either good or bad. For example: "The chief blame for the failure of the project lies with the lack of adequate planning."
Thenceforward he seems to have been completely dominated by the queen, who must bear the chief blame for the court's subsequent political duplicity.
The Trade » Bank of England Chief Blames Banks for Crisis | Mervyn A. King, governor of the Bank of England, focused blame on the country's banks for causing the recent financial crisis.
She has fired Mr Mutharika's powerful police chief, blamed by some for the deaths of 20 anti-government demonstrators at the hands of police last July.
Last week, and only two days after the court ruling, Switzerland's central bank chief blamed an imminent QE bonanza for his decision to cut rates to -0.75% and end a longstanding policy of tracking the euro.
The mother of a Hillsborough disaster victim has reacted angrily to leaked papers which show a senior police chief blamed "drunken Liverpool fans".
Community chiefs blame the oil companies and government for the pollution rather than the refiners.
Army chiefs blame Gordon Brown for being indifferent or hostile to the military – he's a soft-power man, clean wells and electricity – as well as of starving them of the kit needed to fight Tony Blair's wars during his time as chancellor.
[C9.] Enron's Former Chief Casts Blame for Failure Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's former chief executive, blamed newspaper stories and Enron's former chief financial officer for causing the market panic that led to the company's downfall, while testifying that there were no underlying problems with Enron's business.
Afghanistan's intelligence chief, Amrullah Saleh, blamed Al Qaeda for the attack.
Richard Bevan, the LMA's chief executive, blames the sackaholics for "embarrassing football".
Indeed, one chief executive blamed parents for pupils' poor attendance affecting pupils' performance.
