1.   As is often the case, the complexity of the situation makes it virtually impossible to assess blame.

2.   But Smoley said Texas assessed blame without adequate testing.

3.   But, there has been little effort to assess blame for the massacres and destruction that took place.

4.   Even when it appeared they might take the route toward assessing blame elsewhere, they quickly caught themselves.

5.   Hackett seemed to learn this lesson, too, by trying to stay upbeat after the Stanford loss without assessing blame.

6.   In interviews, children of broken families seem reluctant to assess blame for their problems on their parents.

7.   In assessing blame, an easy mark is the impact of heightened competition on newsgathering organizations.

8.   It does not assess blame.

9.   It is understandable that he would not want to take any action right now, but he is timid even when he talks about assessing blame.

10.   No fewer than eight military or congressional panels examined the sneak attack to assess blame.