Example sentences of "[be] liable for " in BNC.

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1 They would be liable for ‘ any deficiency ’ — including those of third parties -in goods or services provided in connection with the package , and any contract clause limiting liability would be void .
2 If they just make a straight currency exchange , they will still be liable for the yen interest payments .
3 The notice sometimes published in the papers to the effect that Mr Smith will no longer be liable for his wife 's debts has a much more limited operation than is generally supposed .
4 A person who is mentally disordered appears to be liable for wrongs , unless his disorder excludes some specific state of mind which forms an essential part of the wrong .
5 In addition , many employers are reluctant to allow employees to change status because they could be liable for unlimited arrears payments of National Insurance if these are subsequently disallowed by the taxman .
6 If you reduce the seating capacity below 12 then you will be liable for 10% car tax and repaying the 15% VAT which as a business user you have reclaimed , as in the UK the 12 seater is classed as a commercial vehicle and the 10 seater is not .
7 £50 Excess BJ The Society shall not be liable for the first £50 of each and every loss arising from any of the causes specified in Paragraphs A.2 to A.4 inclusive A.6 to A.11 inclusive B.1 and B.2 of Section 1 of this policy .
8 If you make , sell or repair products , you could be liable for any damage they may cause .
9 Over two-thirds agreed that if they had caused damage to their own clothes at work , the company should not be liable for repairs .
10 The judgement of Upjohn , J. in Smeaton v Ilford Corporation , however , makes it clear that a water authority , being a statutory undertaker , will not be liable for creating a nuisance unless it was also negligent .
11 ‘ Any person who on any premises — as aforesaid , carries on an offensive trade without such consent , if any , as at the date of establishment of the trade was required by subsection ( 1 ) of this section … shall be liable for a fine not exceeding £5 for every day on which he carried on the trade — after receiving notice from the local authority to discontinue the trade ’ .
12 The point of the trust clause here is to provide that substitutes should be liable for exactly the same as the instituted heirs , with the one exception of the problematic condition on the manumission .
13 But Ann Laventure , senior tax manager for business advisers Grant Thornton 's Petersfield office , warns : ‘ If you run a suggestion scheme beware — you may be liable for tax . ’
14 He could be liable for damages if it comes to court .
15 If you are a tenant , your landlord should certainly be liable for ensuring that all windows , frames and doors are in good condition .
16 Where a dominant influence exists over a public company , the dominant undertaking will be liable for any damage suffered by the public company and , more radically , for any debts incurred by the public company as a result of its acting at the direction of the dominant undertaking , although this will seemingly not be the case if the dominant undertaking 's influence is in fact exercised in the best interests of the public company .
17 Conversely , and as the price for treating the company as its own , the dominant undertaking will be liable for the obligations of the company if the company defaults and this seemingly will apply even to preexisting obligations ; however , the dominant undertaking will be able to apply for relief from liability if it did not itself cause the company 's default .
18 But she may be liable for some tax , if , in addition to the basic retirement pension , she is getting a graduated pension , or an additional pension for working past retirement age .
19 Under the new regime , companies will be liable for automatic penalties for late filing .
20 PEPs are mainly tax advantageous to higher-rate taxpayers and anyone likely to be liable for CGT .
21 The firms will be liable for poor work and other breaches of professional standards and requirements , unless they can prove that they had not contributed to the misconduct which was wholly attributable to some other individual ( including partners , employees or non-members ) .
22 That person should be liable for the business expenses and entitled to the sale proceeds .
23 The Proprietor shall not be liable for any such withholding taxes if it has been complied with the relevant tax exemption requirements and has delivered tot he Publisher an exemption certificate or other proof of such exemption satisfactory to the taxing authorities .
24 It is important in such circumstances to note that the receiver and not the business may be liable for any debts he incurs in this way .
25 If the sale is not carried out properly , that is in accordance with the provisions of Condition 7 , the carrier will be liable for any loss or damage arising .
26 The Trader shall be deemed to have elected to accept the terms set out in ( 2 ) of this Condition unless , before the transit commences , the Trader has agreed in writing that the Carrier shall not be liable for any loss or misdelivery of or damage to goods however or whenever caused and whether or not caused or contributed to directly or indirectly by any act , omission , neglect , default or other wrongdoing on the part of the Carrier .
27 Subject to these Conditions the Carrier shall be liable for :
28 The Carrier shall not in any circumstances be liable for loss of or damage to goods after transit of such goods is deemed to have ended within the meaning of Condition 6(2) hereof , whether or not caused or contributed to directly or indirectly by any act , omission , neglect , default or other wrongdoing on the part of the Carrier .
29 The Trader shall be liable for the cost of unreasonable detention of any vehicle , trailer , container or sheet but the rights of the Carrier against any other person in respect thereof shall remain unaffected .
30 The neighbour would not be liable for this offence , but the person who made the false report could probably be prosecuted .
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