1.   He blames his mistakes on inexperience.

2.   He blames the mistakes on the book on which the film was based.

3.   A Brown aide blamed the mistakes on her unfamiliarity with differences in state and federal campaign laws.

4.   District Attorney Robert T. Johnson blamed that mistake on a clerical error.

5.   In its response to the audit, the board blamed the mistake on a clerical error.

6.   In the past, IRS officials have blamed such mistakes on the rush of the tax filing season.

7.   Lots of lawyers blame their mistakes on their secretaries, clerks or paralegals.

8.   Officials blamed the mistake on a clerical error by a city worker, and said it happened as the city was changing ticket vendors.

9.   She blamed the mistakes on how the votes were totaled.

10.   The state blames the mistake on a clerical filing error.