Many affluent Bostonians blamed conditions in the North End on the residents themselves, immigrants, who were predominately Jewish and Italian.

In addition, the report said, "some supervisors and managers blamed problems and conditions on 'management' but did not acknowledge their own responsibility."

The company blamed tough economic conditions for the setback.

"We detect that a patient's mental state has deteriorated, but we tend to blame other conditions, such as reactions to medication."

Johnson wrote "Reggae fi Dada" on the death of his father in 1982, blaming social conditions.

The other 96 percent blamed social or political conditions for their plight.

The company blamed weak economic conditions in Europe and the United States for its woes.

A report released by the prosecutor's office blamed faulty inmate evaluations, substandard conditions and lack of common sense steps like removing prisoners' shoelaces.

He didn't once blame conditions in Guinea-Bissau on United States foreign policy, an attitude that State Department professionals found both unusual and refreshing.

In 1850, Boston's first comprehensive public report blamed poor sanitary conditions for the high mortality rates among immigrants.