Executives and business owners blame the Government for the way the system is changing.

And executives in turn blame the artists for getting themselves so deep into debt.

Executives and producers sometimes conveniently blame a show's time period for poor ratings.

Within the studios, executives privately blame their three top leaders for a hefty share of the trouble.

When sales for May came in 20 percent lower than the month before, executives blamed a weeklong national holiday.

Executives at Salomon blamed other factors for the market's volatility.

While executives blamed a weak operating environment for low earnings, they also vowed to cut costs and focus on Internet activities in the coming months.

Executives blamed order cancellations by large customers and economic slowdowns.

Executives at all three networks candidly blame themselves for that failure to stir up any excitement.

Some executives with the firm blamed Mr. Joseph for what happened.