The first years of opposition could be wasted in a war to assign blame.

It's always difficult to assign blame when a marriage breaks down.

Then, if feeling defensive, she'll look to assign blame and you'll be the closest target.

While leaving open the possibility that there was 'unlawful interference' in the cockpit, the investigation did not assign blame.

In his correspondence and public statements, he was careful not to assign blame or cause embarrassment to colleagues in government.