Now is not the time for blaming.

0 It's OK grammatically, but not great! It strikes me as incomplete.02br
01i00Now is not the time for blaming others02i00 makes the sentence more complete, but I think what you want to say is02br
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01i00Now is not the time for assessing blame.02i02br
00CJ 0-

0Actually, I didn't know which version to use. The other version I can think of is Now is not the time to be blaming.02br
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00Is this acceptable?0-

0 Again you have a version where 01i00blame02i00 has no object, so the same comments apply here. Changing to the progressive doesn't help. Again, I recommend the use of the 01u00noun02u00 01i00blame02i00. 02br
01i00Now is not the time to assess blame.02i02br
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00CJ 0-

0CJ, my dictionary agrees with you that it's a transitive verb. However, I searched the Internet and found it used in a CNN article as a quote:02br
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00"Now is not the time to be blaming," Brown said.02br
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01a05000/ 02a0230hrefhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEAT

0 I wouldn't base my English on the casual remarks of Michael Brown!02br
00You'll find all sorts of things on the Internet that are possible but not the best ways of saying things.02br
00CJ 0-

0Thanks, CJ.0-