Many children attribute the success of professional athletes to some magical talent, without realizing all the hard work and discipline that is required.
Karen attributed the failure of her marriage to her husband's inability to accept her change from a mother to a businesswoman.
The
sculpture was originally thought to be a work of Michelangelo, but is now attributed to a student of the master.
Prejudice is a typical human attribute which we all must work to overcome.
Mario Lemieux had all the attributes a hockey team could ask for: speed, a hard and accurate
shot, and an ability to read the game.
The government's problems are directly attributable to the leader's inability to make hard decisions.
Robert Hagedorn has described organizations as a universal attribute and a natural consequence of the social behavior of human
beings.
Sometimes human claims attributed to God are contradictory.
Thousands of deaths each year are attributable to drunk drivers.
Harrison's greatest attribute is his ability to work under pressure.
Children usually attribute the actions of an abusive parent to their own behavior, and may feel they deserve their treatment.
The ability to make tools was previously thought to be an attribute unique to man, but in recent years chimpanzees have been observed making tools also.
The runner attributed his poor showing in the quarter-finals to a slight cold.
She has all the attributes to be an excellent saleswoman.
Experts attribute the improvement in the economy to a global trend which has resulted in an increase in exports.
She attributes her lack of promotion in the company to sexist ideas on the part of upper management, who, she claims, don't think a woman can handle the stresses of working in a senior administration position.
The benefits of yoga are attributable not only to the physical poses, but also to the meditation and breathing techniques.
Researchers say that there are no records whatsoever of any deaths which are directly attributable to the use of marijuana.
Studies show that often many of the thefts that occur in retail stores are in fact, attributable to staff members.
British mythology attributed bay leaves with the power to ward off disease, witchcraft, and lightning.
Ten percent of a human's weight is attributed to bacteria.
Peter Drucker once said that effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Gandhi once observed that the weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
John Grier once suggested that the will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human attribute.
Dorothea Kent once said, "A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. 'I reckon,' he said, with a twinkle in his eye, 'It's because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.'"
Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld said that we seldom attribute common sense except to those who agree with us.
There is a proverb in Benin that states that silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks.
George Mikes once said, "I have made it a rule that whenever I say something stupid, I immediately attribute it to Dr. Johnson, Marcus Aurelius or Dorothy Parker."
A recent study has shown that over $2 billion of direct health-care costs in Canada are attributable to physical inactivity.
Before the development of modern psychology, psychological disorders were often attributed to possession by evil spirits.
The President is attributing the rise in unemployment to new restrictive trade regulations in foreign markets.
The attribution of the long lost manuscript to William Shakespeare has now been authenticated by a team of experts.