His poor accuracy has been variously blamed on high winds perhaps combined with the consumption of alcohol by either himself, his 'bombardier', or both.

A fall on set, food poisoning and drugs were variously blamed for contributing to the massive heart attack that killed him.

It has been variously blamed on land speculators trying to convince buyers that the Brule had enough flow to be a viable source of hydroelectric power, or upon employees of a local development company working towards the same purpose.

Christian Frederik was reputed to have fallen into a deep depression and was variously blamed for the battleground defeats.

Elliott was eventually killed by a fellow UDA member following a drunken brawl, although his death was variously blamed on republicans and a rival faction within the UDA.

Iranian officials have variously blamed Israel and the United States for assassinating Shahriari.

More recently, they have variously blamed the general decline of America, the inadequacies of democracy or the presence of too many women and members of minorities in the work force.

Younis was killed in an attack on 29 July 2011 which was variously blamed on pro-Gaddafi agents, rogue rebel militiamen, and the NTC itself.

The explosion was variously blamed on human error and sabotage.

Since 1998 the cave has been beset with a fungus, variously blamed on a new air conditioning system that was installed in the caves, the use of high-powered lights, and the presence of too many visitors.