1.   He blamed his absence on a minor indisposition.

2.   Blame his absence on nagging hamstring pulls in both legs.

3.   But the Dolphins blamed the absence of a tarpaulin on the City of Miami, which operates the Orange Bowl.

4.   Curiously, he blamed the absence of nervousness for his control troubles.

5.   Flores blamed the absence on stress.

6.   Flores phoned his agent, Tony Matos, late Monday afternoon and blamed his absence on stress and personal problems, Santa Anita steward Ingrid Fermin said.

7.   He blamed that absence on a flight mix-up.

8.   Indonesians interpret the violence as a sign of discontent and blame the absence of political outlets for protest.

9.   It has become commonplace to blame the absence of dedicated collectors for the crisis in French contemporary art.

10.   Oates refused to blame the absence of injured outfielders Juan Gonzalez and Rusty Greer from the lineup.