1.   It blamed the incident on insufficient mutual understanding between the nationalist government and the people in Taiwan.

2.   A cab driver at the time, Ramsey blamed the incident on local politicians.

3.   Afghan authorities blame the incidents on the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and the discredited mujahideen leader Hekmatyar, who opposed US airstrikes against the Taliban last fall.

4.   For years, the Mormon Church blamed the incident on the Paiutes.

5.   He blamed the incident on the culture clash between the Taiwanese bosses in the factory and the Vietnamese workers who were being punished.

6.   Inside the industry, many blame the incidents on an increasing casualness about air travel.

7.   It blamed the incident on a group of employees who were trying to hide the fact that they were behind in their work and were missing deadlines.

8.   It was unclear where the helicopter went down or how many troops were rescued, but Pentagon officials blamed the incident on freezing rain.

9.   Military officials blamed the incident on the bad weather, and said they had no plans to recover the aircraft.

10.   Nadeau blamed the incident on Jimmy Spencer.