liable to

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A resident of a boat is liable to pay council tax when it is used as their sole or main residence, experts say.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Revenues at €8.8 billion were also better than the €8.7 billion the street expected and, in a note published after the release by Jefferies analyst Janardan Menon, this is liable to push estimates “modestly” higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Where the ancient sources are rich or pose few difficulties, Mr. Elliott’s account is lively; he is more liable to falter where evidence is in shorter supply or when he ranges beyond the Severan age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The change is one of several reforms in upcoming legislation that seeks to expand the country's "strategic reserve" pool of veterans and reservists who could be liable to be recalled in a crisis.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

‘They liable to pile in here any minute.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers