How To Use At fault In A Sentence

It is now a useless exercise to bicker over who is at fault, but the immediate task is to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and help affected residents recover from the floods.
Bvt as it hath bene alwayes reputed a great fault to vse figuratiue speaches foolishly and indiscretly, so is it esteemed no lesse an imperfection in mans vtterance, to haue none vse of figure at all, specially in our writing and speaches publike, making them but as our ordinary talke, then which nothing can be more vnsauourie and farre from all ciuilitie. The Arte of English Poesie
She did not wish to convey that they were all at fault.
Councillors are as much at fault for the failings of particular services in the borough as the officers who run them.
It could be the chemical soup surrounding the cells, not the cells themselves, that's at fault in aging.

I got an electric shock from that faulty light switch.
Others suggested that he was at fault for trying to present an alibi defense.
The decision as to whether or not to try and repair a damaged relationship depends on who was at fault. 10.
Often when there are dating errors it is the conversion into years rather than the dating method itself that is at fault.
Now the traveller is at fault for going anywhere near New Jersey airspace? The Volokh Conspiracy » Unexpected Flight Delay => Hotel Stay => Criminal Prosecution for Gun Possession
Subsequent events verified that his judgement was at fault.
He could never accept that he had been at fault.
He had sworn not to bad-mouth Liv, though he held her at fault for the breakup of their marriage. SUDDENLY
To make the distributed computer system more reliable, it is highly important that faulty processors are excluded from the system as soon as possible.
Others suggested that he was at fault for trying to present an alibi defense.
A new home owner furious at faults with the construction has put up a warning notice to other potential buyers.
Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.
I am quite at fault.
Either our chronology is at fault, or the pyramids must have been constructed by the antediluvian demigods, and have outstood the strength of the surging seas which rolled over the earth. The pillar of fire, or, Israel in bondage
She did not wish to convey that they were all at fault.
An earlier authority, Dallas in Kettner's Book of the Table, had stated that devils were of two kinds, the dry and the wet, but had also commented: It is the great fault of all devilry that it knows no bounds.
Great men have great faults.
This review arrives quite tardily, and the reviewer is at fault.
Both, in fact, are at fault; both are helping to accelerate boxing's decline.
If your child is naughty, maybe it is the parents that are at fault.
No fault divorce, as was promoted, means that fault is not apportioned to the various parties in many aspects of the court decision, which in many situations would be very unbalanced with an innocent spouse suffering greatly.
At this point your logic is at fault.
The police said that the other driver was at fault.
Apparently, some issues with signal, lost data packets, modem configurations, IP accessibility and other gobbledygook are at fault. Archive 2003-06-01
There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault.
Your garage should be able to discover which one is at fault fairly easily, usually with electronic diagnostic equipment. Times, Sunday Times
Her doctor was at fault for/in not sending her straight to a specialist.
Regardless of who is at fault, it is clear that never before in jazz has a movie caused the actual erasure of important music.
It is possible that faulting along the crests of deep-seated anticlines provide the conduit for mobile muds to migrate through to the seafloor surface.
It is the human belief that more technology, and yet more, can cure all our ills which is at fault.
My experience has been when one makes a bad hire then the "hirer" is at fault, not the applicant, unless, of course, false references, or etc, were submitted. Proposed School Budget Received Badly at cvillenews.com
There is no need to apologize, Monsieur, for I was just as at fault as yourself.
Mr. Hallam, whose judgment in such things is not often at fault, thinks Slender was intended as "a satire on the brilliant youth of the provinces," such as they were "before the introduction of newspapers and turnpike roads; awkward and boobyish among civil people, but at home in rude sports, and proud of exploits at which the town would laugh, yet perhaps with more courage and good-nature than the laughers. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England
Reports suggested that the relatively nascent technology of lithium ion batteries - which previously have caused fires in laptops and electric vehicles - may be at fault. Times, Sunday Times
It doesn't matter what someone is wearing, where they are walking, or how much they've had to drink -- the only person at fault is the assaulter. Nancy Cronk: Denver Slutwalk 2011: Taking Back the Streets
Because we vse the word rime (though by maner of abusion) yet to helpe that fault againe we apply it in our vulgar Poesie another way very commendably & curiously. The Arte of English Poesie
Are shoppers somehow at fault if they have no concept of liquidity preference?
My car engine blew after service who is at fault?
Others suggested that Sherman was at fault for trying to present an alibi defense.
If you say conclusively too soon that it is this country at fault and it was either a domestic act or a different country, don't you stop looking at those other sources of hackery.
After examining the badly damaged police car and interviewing the two officers, inspectors said it was clear that they had not been at fault. Times, Sunday Times
Last week several of the accused companies also said that their product is not at fault.
My employer's insurance company says there is no one at fault so there is no one to claim from. The Sun
The party at fault in a court case usually pays the other party's legal costs.
This cover, (also sometimes a minimum requirement in some states), will cover you if the person at fault is not insured or is underinsured.
The party at fault in a court case usually pays the other party's legal costs.
_insignificant_ persons; 'consequently, had it been any fault to do so, each alike was caught in that fault; and insignificant as the people might be, if they _could_ be' immortalized, 'then we have Schlosser himself confessing to the possibility that poetic splendor should create a secondary interest where originally there had been none. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater
It's management that's at fault rather than the work - force .
Rock at back but at fault for goal. The Sun
Mr. Hallam, whose judgment in such things is not often at fault, thinks Slender was intended as “a satire on the brilliant youth of the provinces,” such as they were “before the introduction of newspapers and turnpike roads; awkward and boobyish among civil people, but at home in rude sports, and proud of exploits at which the town would laugh, yet perhaps with more courage and good-nature than the laughers.” Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters
The High Court agreed as it found the inspectorate to be at fault.
A preliminary investigation indicates she was at fault for failing to yield to oncoming traffic….
The police said that the other driver was at fault.
The door switches are better protected and so less likely to be at fault. Times, Sunday Times
I got an electric shock from that faulty light switch.
Watercraft liability covers you just like car liability insurance protects you in the event of an accident where you are found to be at fault.
The door switches are better protected and so less likely to be at fault. Times, Sunday Times
The attitude of the most careful and experienced physicians and broad-minded bacteriologists may be roughly summed up in the statement that acute rheumatism is probably due to some germ or germs, but that the question is still open which particular germ is at fault, and even whether the group of symptoms which we call rheumatism may not possibly be produced by a number of different organisms, acting upon a particular type of constitution or susceptibility. Preventable Diseases
I think it is you who are at fault," she told him, "when you call unchristian an act which was necessary to secure this child to Christ. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza
It is quite often difficult to determine who is at fault in relation to accidents which occur on roundabouts.
Diplomats say NATO is clearly at fault, and that officials there are trying to pass the buck.
At this point your logic is at fault.
When he complained at the front desk, he got nothing but effusive, meaningless praise -- oh yes, the most wonderful guest must be correct, our criminal staff is surely at fault -- and a bill for the previous night's stay. Asimov's Science Fiction
And if that's the mistake, then you analyze from the mistake to who's at fault. Wolfowitz: The Exit Interviews
In its filing Monday, the firm took another swipe at fault-finding coverage of Goldman, while acknowledging that the attention could rattle employees and customers of the firm. Goldman Lists New 'Risk': Bad Press
Incorrectness in speech was considered a great fault in a gentleman.
Naturally, this appeal is directed to politicians and intellectuals who take rational argument and debate seriously, for there is little point in trying to get through to those who are only good at fault-finding and negativism.
He was not at fault in failing to consider whether to extend time on his own initiative. Times, Sunday Times
The sluggish movements deep in the Earth eventually cause the rigid crust to fracture along great fault planes of weakness.
For they who find great fault say it is too much, whereas peradventure Truth would say after all, it is not yet enough.
What fault element is required for assault and battery?
Because we vse the word rime (though by maner of abusion) yet to helpe that fault againe we apply it in our vulgar Poesie another way very commendably & curiously. The Arte of English Poesie
That fault line runs through the New Labour coalition.
There is an optical condition of the eye known as astigmatism, in which the cornea is usually at fault. A Practical Physiology
If we are to assume Stickam.com is at fault, we should also consider AOL.com at fault — which this occurs with far more frequence. Three Sex Crime Arrests Among Stickam.com Users So Far This Year - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
I think the owners are at fault for not warning us.
If the sensor is at fault, you will notice a slight blip in performance when the needle drops. Times, Sunday Times
I would submit that the lulled are more at fault than the luller. Subprime financial crisis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
So often in the past the Bath man has had the speed but lacked the finishing power in the final stages of the race, but that fault finally appears to have been set aside.
was completely at fault
Motorists could lose their no-claims discount, even if they are not at fault in an accident.
Basanites were sampled from six localities within the outcrop of the Batain Nappes and define two lineaments, similar in trend to the Qalhat Fault.
So when she asks if the tragedy would have happened had they been more conventional, is it not simply an illustration of the way parents blame themselves, whether at fault or not?
There was no hint that the Government might have been at fault or that the previous Government might have been maladministering their own Act.
He could never accept that he had been at fault.
When one is lulled' in to doing something stupid, who is at fault, the lulled or the luller? Subprime financial crisis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
The particular fungus at fault belongs to the genus Gibherella, so the compound was named gibberellin (jib'ur-el'in). The Human Brain
Her doctor was at fault for/in not sending her straight to a specialist.
At fault was a cadmium-plated, carbon-steel jackscrew threaded through an aluminum pivot block.
That deduction came about because Brodie had been harshly adjudged to have been at fault for an accidental head-clash in the opening seconds.
The door switches are better protected and so less likely to be at fault. Times, Sunday Times
Incorrectness in speech was considered a great fault in a gentleman.
I have discovered the fact that I was mistaught in regard to the reality of evil, and now I fear that all the rest of my teachings may be at fault and I cannot conscientiously preach what is false, as God knows I would not wilfully mislead my fellow-man. The Pastor's Son
Others believe that the local authority is at fault for allowing ancient timber beach groynes to rot. Times, Sunday Times
Initial reports suggest that faulty electrical wiring may have caused the fire.
Patty Davis pointed that out, referring from the Pentagon that there is the very serious aspect of the debriefing of the crew that has to be done -- the formal process of actually hearing without any hindrance from the Chinese as to what took place, what may have caused this incident and who may truly be at fault for what happened. CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2001
Indeed, they have implied that the girl was actually at fault because she had not done enough to prove her innocence.
There seems every likelihood that faulty fuses caused the delay.
And then there rises up in our hearts a veiled form, and from its majestic lips comes 'Thou art the man'; and our whole being echoes assent -- _Mea culpa; mea maxima culpa_ -- 'My fault, my exceeding great fault.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.
He had sworn not to bad-mouth Liv, though he held her at fault for the breakup of their marriage. SUDDENLY
Would someone in the Government clarify who is at fault and who is not?
In any case, Coyle's men did take a first minute lead with Dens defender Bobby Mann at fault.
It may be that knowledge of such facts will also serve to bring home to him the fact that the defendant has been negligent or at fault.
I believe the anti-gay speech has something to do with her being fired but that doesnt mean that the pageant is at fault. ShePop: Carrie Prejean's tale of an ultra-modern pageant girl | EW.com
The dispatcher is not and was not ever a police officer so does not understand the reality of policing, not their fault it is the management who are at fault. PC Jon Henry « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
I think the owners are at fault for not warning us.
The door switches are better protected and so less likely to be at fault. Times, Sunday Times
If the sensor is at fault, you will notice a slight blip in performance when the needle drops. Times, Sunday Times
So if we look at fault-tolerant gate constructions and consider their energetics, are there technologies that minimize energy dissipation?
The woman was very definite as to who was at fault.
A mechanical failure of the train's brake cylinder was at fault on that occasion.
Your Honours will see that Pilot McNamara was informed by the deceased ‘that the fuel gauge was unserviceable, that the sender unit was at fault and that one was on order’.
I’m now having trouble setting up a GAfYD email address as an alternative email on my PayPal account – whether it’s PayPal or Google that’s at fault I’m not sure as trying to get an answer out of either of these behemoths is not the easiest thing in the world (unlike the Zoho folks who are most helpful and approachable). Google Docs ties with your domain « Squash
admitted to being at fault
Sometimes a third party such a harbour pilot is at fault, or a navigation authority.
After examining the badly damaged police car and interviewing the two officers, inspectors said it was clear that they had not been at fault. Times, Sunday Times
I got an electric shock from that faulty light switch.
What fault element is required for assault and battery?
When one is ‘lulled’ in to doing something stupid, who is at fault, the lulled or the luller? Subprime financial crisis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
Mr. Lincoln had told McClellan during his visit to the army that his great fault was "overcautiousness. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863
She did not wish to convey that they were all at fault.
Frustrated, and as always, completely unable to handle my own imperfections, I settled in with my mother's aged copy of Mastering The Art of French Cooking, only to learn that it is not me, but my imbecile American eggs at fault.
Many embeds remain, and their reports are excellent, but most of our news coverage now has returned to what has gone wrong and who's at fault, and antiwar activists again dominate ‘breaking news.’
Many who believed that it wasn't religion at fault but the people who "misinterpret" it, are beginning to ask whether it might actually be the other way around. Ali A. Rizvi: Religious Fundamentalism Spreads... Beyond Islam
Feeling sure that the lactometer must be at fault, I consulted my friend the doctor, who examined and found it quite correct. Life and sport in China Second Edition
At this point our logic was at fault.
Motorists could lose their no-claims discount, even if they are not at fault in an accident.
Both, in fact, are at fault; both are helping to accelerate boxing's decline.
Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.
He was not at fault in failing to consider whether to extend time on his own initiative. Times, Sunday Times
Clear up the question of who is at fault
I don't want to adopt a holier-than-thou attitude on this, because I have at times been as much at fault as other writers.
They're so good at rattling me, at making me feel like I'm the one at fault, like we're causing trouble.
Unlike so many similar cases where the party at fault sticks to their guns, makes bold-faced lies, weasel out of giving real answers with lawyer speak, and basically deny everything until the storm of outrage is exhausted and forgotten, Radical appears to be doing the right thing. Plagiarism, Scanlations, and Copies: Nick Simmons’ Incarnate Rips Off Bleach » Manga Worth Reading
It is not premised on any culpable act or omission on the part of the employer; an employer who is not personally at fault is made legally answerable for the fault of his employee.
They were not at fault because the number 189 which had walked out accompanied by chit 189 had been a weedy-necked no-hoper, and not Melbourne Smith's expensive aristocrat. The Elvis Latte
As to the name squatting thing, yes, these guys are trying to get away with robbery, but just about everyody is a little bit at fault here. A Couple iPhone Apps Named “Twitter” Are Tricking Users
You investigate and find that faulty wiring is to blame.
As no doctor could help, he began to examine himself in mirrors, eventually concluding that faulty postural habits lay at the root of his problem.
A Vesuvius of spittle and sweat, with lips aquiver and eyes bugged-out, Fleck's devo-esque performance provides him with a sweat-lodge purge and us with a fascinating look at faulty-idol worship that pre-dates, by a couple of decades, Michael Jackson. James Scarborough: Mad Women, The Skylight Theatre, Los Feliz
In many cases, drivers are not charged with an offence: police deem the pedestrian to have been ‘at fault’ in the accident.
Skipping an MoT test could mean that faults which could lead to a serious accident go undetected.
It also says some civilian supervisors are also at fault for ignoring clear signs of what it called his aberrant behavior. NPR Topics: News

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