Sentence examples for trying to shift blame from inspiring English sources

Maliki is trying to shift blame from himself and is echoing Iranian propaganda".

Yet party leaders remained behind, standing their ground and trying to shift blame to the other side.

The White House spin-machine whirled into action, trying to shift blame to local and state officials.

Intentionally or not, the C.I.A. seemed to be repaying the favor by trying to shift blame to the State Department for ignoring intelligence.

Members of a federal commission investigating Florida's presidential election accused Secretary of State Katherine Harris today of presiding over a "disaster" and trying to shift blame.

Politicians in both parties said Mr. Davis was trying to shift blame for any rate increase to the commission while claiming that increases were approved over his objections.

Residents said the town tried to shift blame on the homeowners.

The force appeared to try to shift blame for some of the failings onto the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Mr. Karzai's spokesman has also tried to shift blame onto the Americans, saying that foreign aid has created "an economic mafia" in Afghanistan.

We had better not let this "spin-centered" administration try to shift blame to New Orleans or Louisiana for the pathetic first response to Katrina.

Mr. Connors described Ms. Barton as the "author of this tragedy," saying she had lied to investigators and tried to shift blame.