She goes even further and admits that they have narrowed the likely culprit down to one of two officers.

The most likely culprit, he said, is the price index.

But the broken seat belt was seen as the more likely culprit.

A likely culprit, scientists say, is a documented increase in sea surface temperatures during the same period.

They and the three girls were the residents when the house burned, the cellar kitchen being a likely culprit.

An autopsy later revealed the disease to be the likely culprit.

A more likely culprit is the steady increase in law firms' costs.

If we wanted to blame a single ingredient, fat might be a more likely culprit.

Miss Ross seemed to be the likely culprit, so a bit of investigation was in order.

The likely culprits, according to commission officials: the application mills.