liable
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Liable to hit the odd obstacle, 'The Dude' has been sent for schooling sessions, supervised by Tindall's wife Zara, a leading equestrian rider and the Queen's grand-daughter.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2014
Tennessee: Judge Finds Utility Liable for Toxic Spill The Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in 2008 in Tennessee, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2012
However I feel the need to inform these Journalists who decide to print such misinformation that they are treading on Liable waters.
From Forbes • Jan. 26, 2012
As a secretary, Karen Liable could type "four-barrel carburetor," but she certainly did not know what it did or even looked like.
From Time Magazine Archive
Liable to fall unconscious and enter, at any moment, into a shameless delirium, Bibi could be trusted neither to cross a street nor board a tram without supervision.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing liable
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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