51.   Experts blame the trend mostly on economic hardships, housing problems, unemployment and low wages as well as shrinking social security blanket.

52.   Experts have blamed poor maintenance, safety violations and cost-cutting for persistent problems.

53.   Financial experts blame the war.

54.   Experts blame deteriorating law and order, lengthy legal processes that fail to punish the accused, and impunity for offenders who often are backed by powerful politicians.

55.   Experts blame less spending by both business and leisure travelers and the slowing economy.

56.   Experts blame patients for urging their doctors to give them medicine, doctors for misusing the drugs, and drug-makers for pushing their products.

57.   Experts blame the crime wave on a rampant economic crisis and a trend toward increasingly violent and youthful offenders.

58.   Experts blame the increase primarily on growing drug abuse and prostitution.

59.   Experts blamed the unusually heavy rains on the El Nino weather phenomenon.

60.   Health experts blame boaters for the problem.