1.   The sharp decline was blamed on fears over the falling yen and over-valued stock prices on the Tokyo stock exchange.

2.   The former food magnate and international financier blamed the decline of genetic diversity on intensive farming and the rise in crop pests on the spread of monocultures.

3.   The company blames the decline in the coal industry.

4.   Analysts blame the decline mostly on growing doubts about the pace of profit recovery this year.

5.   Analysts blamed the decline on continued concerns that interest rates will rise further, which could curtail borrowing and spending by consumers, and reduce corporate profits.

6.   Analysts blamed the decline on concern about the economy.

7.   Ault blamed the decline on weak profit from its fluid milk and other refrigerated and frozen products.

8.   Bonnie Holmes, a Flagstaff author who recently wrote a book about aspens, blames the decline of the tree entirely on humans.

9.   Agnelli blamed the decline on a slowdown in production caused by a lack of spare parts.

10.   Economists blamed the decline on sluggish worldwide trade, currency volatility and higher labor costs.