Sentence examples for was likely to blame from inspiring English sources

A malfunctioning HVAC system was likely to blame for the smoke, a fire spokesman said.

A deputy Russian prime minister, Dmitry Rogozin, said the aircraft was working "impeccably" before the crash and suggested that "the human factor" — a reference to pilot error or a mistake by ground controllers — was likely to blame.

Drought was likely to blame for the increase in deaths among deer, which were forced to travel farther in search of food, said Fraser Shilling, co-director of the Road Ecology Center.

Dmitry Gudkov, the only remaining Putin critic in parliament, told VICE News on Saturday that state media's "machine of hatred" was likely to blame for the opposition leader's killing.

But a leading member of the Russian opposition told VICE News that the Kremlin's propaganda, which has painted the opposition as "fifth columnists" and raised paranoia about foreign agents working to undermine the country, was likely to blame for inciting hatred and inspiring the killers. .

Greenland's white snow is getting darker, and impurities like dust, soot, and microorganisms are likely to blame.

Like with most symptoms of menopause, our hormones are likely to blame.

And rather than blaming Mr. Ahmadinejad, Iranians are likely to blame the United States.

Radical Muslims around the world are likely to blame supposedly Christian Ethiopia and America for the mayhem in Mogadishu.

While some Tories are angry with their leadership, others are likely to blame Bercow for making the ruling.

Concern subsided when officials determined that the hides on the drums were likely to blame, he said.