Example sentences of "[coord] [be] liable [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The change , which affects sellers and buyers where they are both VAT registered or are liable to be registered as a result of a transaction and the buyer is making the purchase in connection with his or her business , was made in an effort to combat the growing number of serious VAT frauds involving smuggled gold . |
| 2 | It is important to distinguish between allies and enemies : large numbers of aphids , for example , are often accompanied by ladybird or lacewing larvae which feed voraciously on them and are liable to be killed by many insecticides . |
| 3 | In societies where there is a strong emphasis on certain goals , but where the means for obtaining them are unavailable to most citizens , the result is a situation of anomie ; a situation , in other words , where the rules and standards governing behaviour have lost their influence and force and are liable to be ignored , and where shared norms or rules no longer determine and direct behaviour . |
| 4 | Any views given in writing will be disclosed to the parties to the appeal and are liable to be read out at the hearing . |
| 5 | Women have been disadvantaged in the past in terms of the range of occupations undertaken and are liable to be particularly affected by future changes . |
| 6 | The water company is under an obligation to enhance drinking water standards because of a European Community directive and is liable to be prosecuted by the UK government if the improvements have not been undertaken by the end of 1995 . |
| 7 | If the bankrupt fails to do so without reasonable excuse , he is guilty of contempt of court and is liable to be punished accordingly ( s 288(4) ) . |
| 8 | He found that he was now sensitive to a new series of demands and worries and was liable to be hurt in new ways , and he suffered moments with a sense of futility . |