The ONS suggested that the flu virus and the cold snap could be to blame for the increased death rate.
The Justice Minister Helen Grant acknowledged that a rise in the number of appeals was partly to blame for the increase in costs to the HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
New roads, power lines and land turned over for agriculture are to blame for the increasing number of gaps in the gibbon's habitat, he said.
Interestingly, some scholars say humans are also to blame for the increase in human-elephant conflict — even though elephants aren't carnivores.
With the number of such deaths rising to 42 last year from 29 in 1998, the mine workers' union and Democratic lawmakers have said that lax enforcement by the Bush administration is partly to blame for the increase.
British Gas insisted that government policies were partly to blame for the increase, citing rising subsidies for green energy projects and the costs of installing smart meters, as well as higher wholesale gas and electricity prices.
She described how the shelves of the W H Smith in Maidstone were lined with books explaining how to pass the test, while gift shops were stocking cards that read: "Well Done! You've passed the 11-plus". And experts say the credit crunch is to blame for the increased competition.
For a country awash with arms, the fact that the weapons are now fetching $600 apiece is a cause of some surprise, but a surge of demand is to blame for the increase, with a steady stream of weapons said to be heading for the north.
The economy has slumped, and foreign aid which accounts for nearly half of Cambodia's budget is being withheld by many donors until a stable government is formed.The country's economic woes are partly to blame for the increase in crime.
Argentina (in 1989), Venezuela (in 1994), South Africa (in 1985), Brazil (in 1994), South Korea (in the mid-1980s) and Sri Lanka (in the early 1990s) all suffered financial crises of varying severity despite being closed to short-term capital inflows.Sometimes, that is, other aspects of liberalisation have been to blame for the increase in instability.
