Sentences with phrase «blame for that outcome»

Unfortunately, in combating this false understanding of addiction, Hitchens errs to the other extreme by implying that the will remains untouched by addiction and asserting that if addicts are held merely accountable for their actions and blamed for the outcome of those actions, then «huge numbers of people will give up a bad habit even if it is difficult.»
Eboue also can not be blamed for the outcome of the game, it is a team effort.
«They can not be blamed for the outcome and should be very proud of the work they did,» the former Cabinet minister said.
This is contained in a statement signed by the group spokespersons, Emma Nmezu and Dr. Clifford Iroanya, titled» Muhammad Buhari must stay clear of Biafra land or have himself to blame for the outcome of any such visit.»
The blame for that outcome, of course, should have been aimed at the timid academy voters.
But much as I don't like the t - party, I do not blame them for this outcome.
Their disappointment is often accompanied by finger - pointing; surely someone must be to blame for the outcome of the case besides the client or the opposing party.
She terminated the retainer, and the lawyers could not be blamed for the outcome, which could be explained by the weaknesses in the plaintiff's case, independent of whether she was represented or self - represented.
Alternatively, they can be blamed for outcomes decided by government that restrict or deny the human rights of the communities represented.

Not exact matches

It's much easier to blame the polls for the failure to foresee the outcome
In a quintessentially Canadian outcome, many have been blamed for the corporation's demise, but few held accountable.
(Not to mention those who blame the media for failing to accurately predict the election's outcome.)
«It is fatuous for the Europeans to blame the United States for the failure of the WTO to arrive at negotiated outcomes in Buenos Aires,» Lighthizer said.
There is blame enough to go around for this tragic and pointless outcome.
It's tough to completely blame the refs for the outcome of game 6 when Pittsburgh didn't have a single Power Play.
Talk through the situation, providing various outcomes and consequences for poor choices without judging or blaming the group.
Why do YOU think it's acceptable to blame a woman for a bad outcome?
The reason why I am now convinced that this is the only way forward is not just a matter of direct democratic principle, but also because I believe the government must be given an incentive to negotiate a Brexit outcome that the majority of the people (and nations) would prefer to remaining in the EU, as opposed to letting it get a «bad deal» (blaming Brussels, of course), only to be able to placate their diehard Brexitaliban wing by going for the «no deal» option.
Mr Huhne's criticism echoes those made repeatedly by the opposition, which has blamed the Tory decision to leave the EPP in 2009 for the summit's acrimonious outcome.
Whatever the final outcome, the events could signal a once - in - a-generation change for the former British colony, a regional breadbasket reduced to destitution by economic policies Mugabe's critics have long blamed on him.
Even recently, he blamed King for a teacher - evaluation system that the governor negotiated with lawmakers after the vast majority of teachers ended up with high ratings, an outcome that Cuomo said «doesn't reflect reality.»
The governor proposes increasing education funding by $ 1.1 billion (only half of the $ 2.2 billion that nearly every education and student - focused organization in the state is demanding), but only if the legislature agrees to draconian education reforms that mistakenly blame teachers for poor student outcomes in underfunded, high need, low wealth districts.
But they suggest scientists should shoulder some of the blame for emphasising the combined «most likely» outcome from lots of models, which smooths out the temporary ups and downs.
Why then, would they blame «carbohydrates» in general for worse health outcomes rather than blaming «refined carbohydrates» from white rice and bread?
For instance, Gallup has reported that, when asked how they would interpret the fact that «large numbers of public schools fail to meet the requirements established by the NCLB law,» just 43 % of respondents said they'd blame the public schools for the outcoFor instance, Gallup has reported that, when asked how they would interpret the fact that «large numbers of public schools fail to meet the requirements established by the NCLB law,» just 43 % of respondents said they'd blame the public schools for the outcofor the outcome.
It was always about «no excuses» for ourselves as educators — no blaming parents, no blaming neighborhoods — and asking ourselves, «What could we, the adults in school, do differently to change outcomes
If you point out that per pupil spending has more than doubled in the last three decades (adjusting for inflation) while student outcomes have remained unchanged, people blame the rising costs of special education.
Shift our education culture to one of blame (not good enough, not enough $, what's wrong within the bureaucracy and within school walls) to one of ownership, where EVERYONE (individuals and organizations) reflects on how they can contribute to better outcomes for youth and how we each can play a meaningful role in the development of children from pre-natal to adulthood.
He's doing only slightly better than his predecessors who outright blamed parents for negative outcomes.
(Public schools shouldn't shoulder all the blame for wanting outcomes.
Blaming teachers for poor outcomes, we spend almost all of our energy trying to control teachers» behavior and school operations.
Blaming teachers for educational outcomes is exactly the same as blaming police officers for the crimBlaming teachers for educational outcomes is exactly the same as blaming police officers for the crimblaming police officers for the crime rate.
Mr Laws said it would be «quite wrong» to blame teachers for this «miserable outcome» for those children as the gap was caused largely by inequalities in society.
What started as behavioral biases — that we confuse short - term performance as vital information on manager skill, and that we enjoy blaming others and holding them accountable for random bad outcomes — have been institutionalized.6 No longer can behavioral biases be overcome by the greater mastery of one's emotional state or by attaining greater investment enlightenment.
So we can't give crunch the exclusive credit or blame for a particular outcome on a single project when much of the credit or blame is clearly owed to other aspects of the game's development.
Since I'm at least half to blame for the existence of this thread (though not entirely as I would not have posted here without Judy's persistence in asking me to post my analysis) I probably owe the thread a summary of my perspective on the outcome up to this point.
We are not saying that these countries were exclusively the blame for disappointing Durban outcomes, there is plenty of blame to go around.
If the outcome was a new paradigm — a very overused term but one that probably fits in this instance — from which point everyone could start again, I think this would be far more important than worrying about laying blame for past mistakes.
Odyssey blames politics for the outcome, as the U.S. government publicly backed Spain in the dispute.
Eliminate and expose the justice system «liability loophole» that has, for too long, allowed private healthcare providers to shift the blame and responsibility for negligent staff working on their premises while keeping the payments made by patients, regardless of the outcome of their treatment.
These individuals often pressure lawyers to become responsible for resolving their dispute, and then blame them when they don't get the outcomes they want.
Whether the pedestrian or cyclist was partially to blame for the accident will still be relevant to the outcome of the case.
When we try to blame omniscient boogeymen for political outcomes we don't like, we may feel better about ourselves, but we aren't actually solving any real problems.
At the same time, when he does finally cop to some blame, he does so by shifting the onus for previous undesirable outcomes onto the institution as a whole.
My aim is not to blame health promotion for poor Indigenous health outcomes, or to blame the many dedicated health promoters working to improve Indigenous health.
An informed and skilled agent will find many perfect listings while the semi-skilled will continue to blame the sellers for imperfect outcomes.
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