101.   Nesby blamed the loss on defense and lack of team chemistry.

102.   Olsen blamed the loss on mistakes.

103.   Others blamed the loss on waning interest in the sport in the Caribbean, which they said had failed to generate the necessary crop of new players.

104.   Safin blamed his loss on a lack competition since a back injury in March.

105.   She blamed the loss on her technique, which she did not execute well at the championships and which she has been working on since then.

106.   She admitted she was tired, but refused to blame her loss on that.

107.   Stanford coach Dick Gould refused to blame the loss on the absence of Kim.

108.   Stena blamed a loss in passengers to the Eurotunnel between Britain and France, and competition generally in the ferry business that drove down prices.

109.   The company blamed the loss on expenses related to its pending merger with General Electric.

110.   The airline blamed the loss on a sharp cutback in flight operations, higher financing charges and its temporary closure last September because of a labor dispute.