11.   And now that the engine has sputtered and stalled in many Asian countries, these workhorses are made convenient scapegoats, rounded up and deported.

12.   He feels the DOE has been made a convenient scapegoat in the latest episode of water contamination, when other agencies should at the forefront tackling the problem.

13.   The IMF and Camdessus in particular became convenient scapegoats for some governments.

14.   The newcomers have become convenient scapegoats for rising crime, although statistics show Greeks are responsible for the vast majority of illegal acts.

15.   These provided convenient scapegoats for a time.

16.   He says football has become a convenient scapegoat for widespread corruption in China.

17.   As a result, nostalgia for the Ceaucescu era is growing, with the once-venerated heroes of the revolution becoming convenient scapegoats.