Yet if Britain is closer to the exits than before, politicians do bear the blame in one important way.
In both cases, higher oil prices bear the brunt of the blame.
If shoddy drilling practices have poisoned tens of thousands of Ecuadoreans, as Donziger alleges, surely the owner of the business should bear some of the blame.
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In general, despite some heroic achievements, the relief effort must bear some of the blame for the unfolding disaster.
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It is 13 years since the Liberals last ran Ontario, so they bear no blame for the mess.
If that happens, then America's politicians will bear much of the blame (see article).
Rig operator Transocean and contractor Halliburton must also bear portions of the blame for the explosion and resulting spill, Lamar McKay said.
However, America must bear much of the blame for its failure to do anything to curb household and government borrowing and so boost saving.
Where there is inaction, institutional investors bear part of the blame.
Poor management is another problem, although Italy's politicians must bear some of the blame in their choice of bosses and their reluctance to allow the radical restructuring that the airline has long needed.
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You make out the Fed to be the total culprit in the financial meltdown, but I believe that the people in the Fed (DC and NY) should bear less than half the blame.
Defendants bear a lot of the blame for these settlements as well, however.
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It's easy enough to blame the bear market for some of the problems in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Neither party wants to take the blame for a recession or bear market when control of the government is at stake.
Amazingly, a large number seem ready to put the blame on themselves, and, as if to show that they bear the retail trade no hard feelings, they wander off peacefully down the road to do their shopping at a nearby Tesco instead.
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Most people blame the strains that recession, insane working hours and absent fathers bring to bear on the family.
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