71.   Economists blamed those declines on the bad weather.

72.   Economists blame the decline on the Asian economic crisis and a worldwide glut of grain.

73.   Exporters blamed the decline on a price rise in late October and early November.

74.   Gary Thompson, a company spokesman, blamed the decline on the concentration of struggling high-tech businesses in northern California and rising energy costs.

75.   He blamed environmental decline in the Caspian and AZov Sea basins and extensive poaching.

76.   He blamed the decline on the economic crisis, which hit Russia in August and has clogged the banking system, and the crisis in Asian economies last year.

77.   In an analysis of six federal agencies, the bipartisan commission blamed a decline in enforcement on shrinking resources and a growing workload.

78.   Ishayev also blamed the decline in air safety on budget cuts, decreased maintenance and the disintegration of regulation.

79.   It blamed the decline on the increase in the cost of jet fuel.

80.   It blamed declines in sales and prices, especially in North America and Latin America.