Both problems can be laid squarely at the feet of senior management.
Back then, people knew the blame lay squarely with the bad guys, not the forces of law and order.
The responsibility for what had happened last night lay squarely on her shoulders.
"The playoff performance I lay squarely on a certain group of players and that's where it remains."
The blame for her misfortune lay squarely at his feet.
The choice, far from being taken away, was being laid squarely on him.
A large, furry cement block lay squarely in the middle of his chest.
Obviously, most of the blame here can be laid squarely at the door of Sudan's government.
On the other hand, all the glitter of his accomplishments lay squarely within his own world.
He had begun to open up slightly, but he was not yet ready to have the blame laid squarely on his shoulders.