The first was the "establishment of a culture in which incidents can be reported easily, honestly, and without fear of blame".

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Fear of lawsuits, of course, is to blame for labelitis.

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The issue is not whether some individuals are held accountable where appropriate but rather whether this done in a spirit of blame and fear as in traditional management, or whether it is about creating a setting where small teams can contribute with all their talents and creativity.

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Free-traders hope they will not demand too much, for fear of killing the Doha round and attracting the blame.

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While we can in part blame poor education and dodgy scientific review, I fear (rationally, of course), that it is simply in the nature of Homo sapiens.

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The clubs share the blame: many quietly give tickets and cash to the barras, out of fear.

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It was also to blame for the recession that hit the country when foreign capital flowed out in 1995 for fear of an Argentine version of Mexico's currency crash.

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