Sentence examples for willingness to blame from inspiring English sources

Its willingness to blame the planet's woes on humanity borders on self-loathing.

This is unsurprising given the 40% reduction in their budgets over the last few years, and the public willingness to blame social workers whenever a child is killed".

He concludes, "There is a lack of agency here—a feeling that you have little control over your life and a willingness to blame everyone but yourself.

But what is striking about Romney's remarks is that they have replaced that commitment with a willingness to blame a vast swath of striving, middle-class Americans for their plight.

Yet a willingness to blame dangerous driving and unsafe vehicles for the 1.3m road deaths every year has lulled us into the false belief that inherently dangerous road designs that are used worldwide by governments and development banks are good enough.

That phrasing skips over a heavy qualification made by Michael Chambers QC in his sentencing remarks: "Whilst the defendant [Merlin] should have full credit for the plea of guilty, the earlier acceptance of responsibility was tainted by the willingness to blame its employees when the fundamental fault was that of the company".

His willingness to shoulder blame was a reversal for Mr. Rowland, who has spent the last three months responding to ethical and legal problems within his administration by repeatedly saying that he knew nothing about them and that, in any event, he could not prevent anyone in his inner circle from breaking the law.

What makes this memoir so affecting is the absence of excuses, the refusal to blame others, the willingness to accept responsibility — more perhaps than the circumstances warranted.

But he has compounded his problems through his willingness to bend the truth and his readiness to blame civil servants for his troubles.

It is the willingness to promise what can never be delivered and to blame the eventual lack of delivery on others.

Although it is easy to blame utilities when blackouts occur, state and federal leadership and a willingness to pay for grid upgrades have been lacking.