When you take the blame, others get embarrassed about not taking the blame themselves.
"Tom is really taking the blame for a couple of bad acquisitions, " said mining analyst John Meyer.
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By taking the blame, Dave changed the course of that meeting and, as it turns out, the course of the company.
But is either side really interested in a deal or simply trying to avoid taking the blame if talks fall through?
Contrary to what you may feel in the moment, taking the blame is the power move, strengthening your position, not weakening it.
Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser said Punxsutawney Phil has a "defense with teeth in it" since the animal's handler is taking the blame.
Earlier on Thursday, the court had heard the three had "rehearsed" a plan six weeks previously, which included Mrs Philpott taking the blame for the fire.
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For the moment, he has strong support both from Italian voters and from the main political parties (which naturally prefer to see him taking the blame for imposing austerity and structural reforms).
Sir James Crosby, although he retired in 2006, is hauled back into the frame, taking the blame for "sowing the seeds of the bank's destruction" by his ambitious growth strategy, and with a "brash" and "corrosive" culture.
Stalin did exactly that, and thus put himself in the position of taking blame for the division of Europe.
"I had some funny lineups out there, " said Woodson, in taking blame for the run.
Many believe incentives that encouraged inappropriate risk taking were partly to blame for the financial crisis, and there has been unprecedented government intervention in both the U.S. and the E.
Raddy Antic's side occasionally had only themselves to blame for not taking the lead, as Krasic really should have found the net after collecting an inch-perfect threaded pass from Zdravko Kuzmanovic and rounding Schwarzer, but he shot over.
"No one is going to blame the Mets for taking the money, " Riche says.
And, while I believe this lack of understanding is ultimately the mistake of the users, the cloud companies themselves share the blame because they have inadequately educated their customers on the changes taking place in the business of cloud computing, and how it has divided and become more specialized.
And some people are self-absorbed, lack personal goals, associate with the wrong crowd in the wrong places, or constantly blame others for failing to get ahead in life, rather than taking the right steps to escape from this context.
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The CFPB report pegged much of the blame on an increase in retirees taking lump-sum payouts.
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Probably the media are to blame, for taking up a few marketable clever-clogs such as Mr Dawkins, then encouraging them to comment on everything.
Still, Ryan is no longer the overwhelming fan favorite he was a few years ago, with many placing blame on him for the Jets not taking the next step the past few years.
Ratings agencies, investment banks, mortgage lenders, and yield-starved hedge funds have taken some of the blame for creating the speculative bubble, and federal regulators are also taking the heat for failing to stop them.
If Exxon were to leave a filing cabinet sitting on the sidewalk unlocked, would you blame anyone, let alone a competitor, from taking a look inside?
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"Fortunately, the government is now taking our concerns seriously, having recognised that the demise of the concept of the genuine accident and the rise of the blame culture has left teachers and schools vulnerable, " she added.
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