21.   If you were a hawkish senator supporting the buildup of troops, you could lay the blame at the dreaded influx of communism from the North.

22.   In recent closed meetings with House Republicans, the speaker has tried to lay the blame for his ethics troubles on Baran, a well-respected Republican attorney in Washington.

23.   In such cases, stagers typically lay the blame on factors that are outside their control.

24.   In the book, Theroux seems to lay the blame on Nadira.

25.   It would be easy to lay the blame for this on the fact that they work mostly in movies and television these days.

26.   Junior Will Clark complained that the commission, which had promised not to lay blame, blasted the university and students.

27.   Many political observers lay the blame directly at the feet of the young majority in the House.

28.   Offensive coordinator Ernie Zampese refused to lay blame on either the running or the passing game, choosing instead to criticize both.

29.   Or at least lay blame on the other party for the possible government shutdown next Friday when the temporary federal spending authority runs out.

30.   Others lay the blame on the impacts of speeding asteroids and comets that kicked up enough dust to blot out the sun for years.