Doer was not personally blamed for his party's poor performance, and remained as leader.

Brokers and bank officers blame speculative overbuilding for the market's poor performance this year.

Fraser blamed a lack of financial support from trade associations and brewers for their electoral performance.

His brakeman, Jones, blamed a bad start for the sled's poor performance.

Leetch denied that he was playing with injuries, and blamed himself for his performance.

Nelson blamed a bout with the flu for his poor performance.

And the top-down management style of the corporate suite was often blamed for the network's sagging performance.

Despite his above-par play, fans blamed him for the Hokies' poor performance at the end of the 2001 season.

Who is to blame for the industry's sorry financial performance is a matter of dispute.

Butyrskaya went on to compete in the event, but blamed the incident for her poor performance.