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Likewise, critics would have persisted in faulting the Chinese for their backwardness while extolling the virtues of the progressive Japanese.

The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005

When a number of well-defined strata cleave vertically, and one end of the series sags below the other, or lifts above it, the process which geologists call faulting, the scenic effect is varied and striking; sometimes, as in

The Book of the National Parks Robert Sterling Yard 1903

He could also tell of the "faulting," or slipping down, of adjacent masses of solid rock, which has occurred often enough to carve the characteristic Cohasset coast.

The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth Agnes Rothery

Another writer quotes experiences in East Anglia, tending to show that such sounds may be reports arising from the process of "faulting" going on, on a small scale, at a great depth, and not of sufficient intensity to produce a perceptible vibration at the earth's surface.

The Alleged Haunting of B—— House Various 1873

"The direction of movement across the faults gives some indication of whether plates are moving toward one another, which gives rise to one kind of faulting and seismic hazard, or slightly away from each other, which gives rise to another kind of faulting and a different type of seismic hazard."

Newswise: Latest News 2010

Formerly one of two chief operating officers at RIM, Mr. Heins said he would focus more on execution at the company, faulting RIM for failing to roll out products on time.

New RIM Chief Plots Overhaul Will Connors 2012

The American Petroleum Institute, which represents the oil and gas industry, has the opposite criticism, faulting the panel for not having enough industry representation.

Panel Calls for More 'Fracking' Rules Deborah Solomon 2011

And yet Democrats will explain their losses today by faulting the economy, not themselves.

Democrats Can't Blame the Economy Fred Barnes 2010

The panel identified a range of systemic problems and shortcomings that need to be rectified, "starting at the top," while also faulting some pilots for routinely disregarding operating rules and making safety issues part of labor negotiations.

Air France Panel Cites Wide Safety Deficiencies Andy Pasztor 2011

The commission that investigated the crisis casts a wide net of blame, faulting two administrations, the Federal Reserve and other regulators for permitting a calamitous concoction: shoddy mortgage lending, the excessive packaging and sale of loans to investors and risky bets on securities backed by the loans...

Wonkbook: So much State of the Union Ezra Klein 2011