11.   But many officials also attributed some of the shortcomings to a chronic inattention by American policy makers.

12.   By Thursday night, officials had attributed one death to the weather.

13.   Chicago school officials attribute a drop in gang violence to school uniform policies in many of their schools.

14.   Chase officials attributed most of the decline in profit to the falling value of its private equity investments.

15.   Chicago officials attribute a surge in life-threatening cases of asthma to increased use of heroin among the young.

16.   Colorado officials attribute their recent clean air record to tighter restrictions on cars and trucks.

17.   Company officials attributed that to the sale of the credit card portfolio, the impact of rising interest rates and a stock buyback program.

18.   Company officials attributed the increase to a decline in copper prices after it disclosed the unauthorized trading in mid June.

19.   Company officials attributed the higher-than-expected revenue to strong sales to current customers, some of whom renewed long-term contracts in the fourth quarter.

20.   Company officials have attributed the reluctance about Sunday hours to the desire to let employees spend the day with their families.