1.   The majority blame the lack of markets for recycled materials.

2.   Mr Danter blames the lack of fish on pollution.

3.   Mr Hanley also partly blamed a lack of support among the employers of part-timers for the drop in their numbers.

4.   Analysts blame a lack of investor enthusiasm for consolidation companies.

5.   Anheuser-Busch blamed the lack of substantial earnings growth on price cuts in the brewing industry.

6.   Blame Valentine, blame a lack of clutch hitting, blame an erratic bullpen and blame Chipper Jones.

7.   Blockbuster has blamed a lack of hits from Hollywood studios as one source of its problems.

8.   Agency officials blamed the lack of compliance on the newness of the regulations and their own inexperience at enforcement.

9.   Airline service woes are sparking new criticism in Congress, while the industry blames lack of government investment in air traffic systems.