Sentence examples for to blame for the surge from inspiring English sources

The American ambassador in Kenya, William M. Bellamy, has disputed assertions that Washington is to blame for the surge in violence.

The American ambassador in Kenya, William M. Bellamy, has disputed assertions that Washington is to blame for the surge in violence in Somalia.

Amber Rudd, a former home secretary, angered senior officers by claiming that police cuts were not to blame for the surge in knife crime.

The researchers were surprised, however, to discover that the total-only displays caused emotional distress, too — perhaps because the lack of specifics made the participants worry that they were to blame for the surge in electricity use.

In Tikrit, a Sunni stronghold near Saddam Hussein's home village, cleric Yahya Attawi told worshipers that Iran -- a Shiite theocracy friendly to Iraq's Shiite political parties -- was to blame for the surge in sectarian killing.

Even if Zika virus is to blame for the surge of cases in Brazil, nobody yet knows if there are additional causal factors that may not be replicated elsewhere.

Experts believe STD clinic closures across the country are to blame for the major surge in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections last year.

Tests found coal burning to be to blame for the bulk of the latest pollution surge, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing Zhang Dawei, head of the city's environmental monitoring center.

Still, the letdown after the adrenaline surge cannot be entirely to blame for the gradual decline in vigor of "Spirit Control".

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.

Still, the letdown after the adrenaline surge cannot be entirely to blame for the gradual decline in vigor of "Spirit Control". Mr. Willimon, the author of the political drama "Farragut North," creates a modestly touching character study as he explores the ramifications of this traumatic incident in the life of his protagonist.