Example sentences of "being blamed [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The far left is also being blamed for taking advantage of grievances .
2 Corporate finance is being blamed for a mass of political , social and economic ills .
3 Chickens are being blamed for an estimated 6m cases of salmonella poisoning a year in Germany .
4 A cold , wet June which kept bees confined to their hives is being blamed for poor pod set on spring beans .
5 Having been cleared of theft , she is now being blamed for the museum 's low attendances .
6 In view of the fact that Modernists are still being blamed for the destruction of civilisation , this seems like a good question , but according to DOCOMOMO it is not .
7 The denial of ageism can go further , with older people often being blamed for their own situation .
8 But , are they now being blamed for pollution only partly caused by their activities ?
9 CONSERVATIVES in the European parliament are being blamed for holding up a plan to push through reductions of the lead content in petrol throughout the EEC .
10 A BRITISH Airways pilot killed himself after being blamed for nearly flying a packed Boeing 747 into a hotel .
11 ‘ Like us , he feels the players are being blamed for everything . ’
12 FOUR-wheel drive enthusiasts are being blamed for breaking through a barrier to gain illegal access to a Suffolk ‘ island ’ which is one of Europe 's most important nature reserves .
13 ‘ I ca n't believe I am being blamed for a fight that went on in the stand behind us , and I hope video evidence will clearly back me up . ’
14 But another member of the workshop was annoyed that the educational ability of the local people was being blamed for the lack of jobs in the area .
15 It was a time when strikes were being blamed for most of the country 's ills , and Lord Hodson said : ‘ The injury and suffering caused by strike action is very often widespread as well as devastating and a threat to strike would be expected to be certainly no less serious than a threat of violence . ’
16 National Heritage secretary Peter is being blamed for dropping a bye election clanger after suggesting the Tories are resigning to losing Christchurch .
17 Self help groups may also be used as an excuse for lack of government support , and a general philosophy of self help may lead to deprived people being blamed for their plight .
18 Last season it seemed as though Fairclough was one of those being blamed for the porous Leeds defence ( without the benefit of TV or live matches I 'm going entirely on what I read ) , and was one of the players stuck with a for sale sign at the end of the season by Wilko .
19 Lead mines in Broken Hill , New South Wales , are being blamed for high levels of lead found in the city 's young children .
20 High concentrations of PCBs ( poly-chlorinated biphenyls ) and of related organo-halogens , which cause tumours , hormone imbalances , genetic deformities and immune system collapse in many species , are being blamed for events like the dolphin plague in the Mediterranean in 1991 and the death of half the bottle-nosed dolphin population on the US east coast in 1989 .
21 Experts say the virus being blamed for the outbreak does n't work that quickly
22 The severe drought of the past three years is being blamed for a big increase in the number of houses suffering from subsidence .
23 The unusual drought conditions of the last 3 years are being blamed for the subsidence .
24 Ducks from Britain are being blamed for driving a species in Europe to the verge of extinction .
25 The emergency services are investigating why firefighters turned up late to a mock nuclear accident.Confusion over phone lines is being blamed for a ten minute delay before the fire brigade responded .
26 Welcome back : The drought is being blamed for an unusually high number of injuries at a traditional cheese rolling competition .
27 Michael Heseltine is being blamed for thousands of people losing their holidays when a travel firm went bust .
28 Art critics are being blamed for vandalising cast iron sculptures which have been likened to ice-cream cones or seashells .
29 A faulty electricity meter is being blamed for starting a house fire which left six people in hospital .
30 A faulty machine is being blamed for the fire at a poultry factory which killed two firemen .
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