1.   He has blamed the losses on computer errors.

2.   The team blamed its losses on a litany of injuries.

3.   The job losses are blamed on the recession.

4.   The deepening losses were blamed by Mr Ball on the uncertainties following Black Wednesday, together with the reintroduction of stamp duty in August.

5.   Armey blamed his loss on low voter turnout and his record of sometimes controversial decisions during his nine years on the Denton County Commissioners Court.

6.   Blaming the loss on this play would be like Bob Dole saying it all started to slip away the day he fell off that stage in Chico, Calif.

7.   Blame the loss of Jordan for some of that.

8.   BMW blames its losses at Rover in part on the strength of the British pound, which makes Rover cars expensive to export.

9.   Boeing executives have blamed the loss of that order on the U.S.-China rift.