Whatever their failures, you can be sure of one thing: however exemplary you think your child-rearing has been, many of your acquaintances will be convinced you are somehow to blame.

ECONOMIST: General non-fiction

For this, you folks in the weather media are to blame, and I want you to realize your contribution to the damage.

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You are wrong, however, to blame Mr Blair for the emphasis he placed on weapons of mass destruction in making the case for war.

ECONOMIST: Letters | The

Think about the message you send others when you are slow to respond to requests, quick to complain or blame, or look to others to take the initiative to offer solutions.

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While I hold this to be a no-blame situation, I submit that you are out of the loop.

ECONOMIST: Letters

If sales figures from earlier in the year are any indication, it would seem that Ultrabooks are gaining traction, so you can't really blame accessory makers for wanting to piggyback on their success.

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But I don't blame him, you now, New Orleanians sometimes are hard-headed, and sometimes you have to speak directly and clearly in the way that they understand it.

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You can only blame teachers and union workers so long before people start to notice that teachers and other public servants are also their neighbors.

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