Example sentences of "[be] liable to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they will never pass on the fact that owners could be liable to the same punishment . |
| 2 | Spokesman Jim Sutton says they should be ‘ prosecuted with vigour ’ , but he reminds owners that they could be liable to the same fate if planners ever get tough . |
| 3 | National stations will also be encouraged to cater to local tastes where ‘ practicable ’ , and radio broadcasters failing to answer the remit will be liable to fines by the Radio Authority . |
| 4 | But if there is no such ratification , the agent will be liable to those who contract on the faith of the authority which he professes to have . |
| 5 | The general muddle was discussed in Chapter 6.2(c) above : in principle , a person whose conduct was caused by mental disorder should not be liable to criminal conviction , but in practice the narrow and antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England ( a handful of cases each year ) , and the courts normally proceed to conviction and then select a medical disposal where appropriate . |
| 6 | Where D was intoxicated when committing the ‘ unlawful act ’ , it is likely that he would be liable to conviction for that offence despite his intoxicated state . |
| 7 | Also , the material when embanked would be liable to settlement and slippage . |
| 8 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 9 | Nevertheless the SATS , however elegant the design , will of course be liable to the same dangers . |
| 10 | Power to enter private premises at all reasonable hours , on production of a duly authorised document , if requested , is given to environmental health officers to enable them to carry out their duties under the Acts , and any person who wilfully obstructs an officer in the execution of his duty shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50 . |
| 11 | ‘ Any person who owns premises within a borough or urban district , or ‘ certain rural districts or contributory places ’ … establishes , without the consent of the local authority , any offensive trade as hereinafter defined shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £400 ’ . |
| 12 | The VAT element in the initial transaction between A and B will be liable to duty only if s 58(4) , SA 1891 does not apply . |
| 13 | Would I be liable to CGT on the sale of the house ? |
| 14 | A return form completed in this way and filed on or before the due date will satisfy the obligations under s 11 , TMA 1970 , and the company would normally not be liable to a late-filing penalty under s 94 , TMA 1970 . |
| 15 | The Revenue has said that , provided the final figures are sent to the inspector as soon as they are available , s 97 , TMA 1970 would ensure that the company would not be liable to a s 96 penalty unless fraud or negligence were involved . |
| 16 | For UK residents any gains from this investment will be liable to income tax , and not CGT , on realisation . |
| 17 | Successful litigants who are vindictive , or excessively conscientious , or who fear that they will be liable to litigation themselves if they fail to extract everything possible from a claim , might well pursue the individual partners for their assets . |
| 18 | There would , however , be a selective audit of returns and self-assessed tax payments and taxpayers would be liable to surcharges if they failed to send in payments , returns or accounts on time . |
| 19 | 12.1 Except to the extent that liability may by statute not lawfully be excluded in an Agreement of this nature and between the respective Parties hereto , any statement , condition or warranty , expressed or implied , statutory or otherwise , as to the quality , marketability , suitability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Licensed Software is hereby excluded and shall not be liable to or to any other persons for loss or damage , whether direct or consequential , arising directly or indirectly from the use of the Licensed Software or any modification or enhancement thereof and any documentation , manual or training relating thereto . |
| 20 | 21.1 No party shall be liable to any other for non-performance in the event of circumstances occurring outside their control which shall include for the avoidance of doubt strikes material or currency fluctuations . |
| 21 | 7 NEITHER PARTY shall be liable to the other for non-performance in the event of circumstances occurring outside his , her or its control which shall include for the avoidance of doubt strikes , material currency fluctuations and in the case of the Authors serious illness . |
| 22 | 20.1 Neither party shall be liable to the other for non-performance in the event of circumstances occurring outside its control which shall include for the avoidance of doubt strikes and material currency fluctuations . |
| 23 | Moreover , apart from this defect , the election could not be regarded as complete until he had received his pallium from the pope , and he would be liable to deposition unless he received it within a year of his consecration . |
| 24 | Even if you are granted non-resident status , some of your income may still be liable to British taxation . |
| 25 | A senior civil servant later corrected the Home Secretary 's interpretation by arguing that offensive speeches against the Jews as a whole might be liable to prosecution if they were likely to occasion a breach of the peace under the Public Order Act . |
| 26 | Now that such liability is firmly established , the question becomes whether persons who give advice or perform services should be liable to all persons who may foreseeably rely upon their work being properly performed with all due care . |
| 27 | Timber may be an appealing material if you want a rustic look , but remember that it will need thorough treatment with a preservative to resist rot , and that , once in place , it will always be liable to algae growth in wet weather , making it potentially dangerous as it becomes slippery . |
| 28 | Your tenants , not you , will be liable for the community charge ( poll tax ) , but you may be liable to capital gains tax when you sell . |
| 29 | Thus , industries which only occasionally are problematic would not be subject to continual regulation but rather would be liable to lightning attacks by the Monopolies Commission or whatever . |
| 30 | If a proprietor were to trade as ‘ The Saucy Sausage ’ and failed to comply with either of the above requirements , then he or she would be liable to criminal prosecution for such a failure . |