potential liability

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandliability

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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liability
noun
uk
/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact that someone is legally responsible ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandliabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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So he's a bit of a liability, in terms of well,potentialliability.
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They might, therefore, easily be facing $25 billion inpotentialliability(conceivably more), and with it bankruptcy.
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They argued that, with the threat of unlimitedpotentialliability, employers would be more likely to provide employees a safe workplace.
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Many private pharmacies shun the bureaucracy and thepotentialliabilitythat goes with dispensing "green" prescriptions (for addictive or abusable drugs) and "red" prescriptions (for narcotics).
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It should not be beyond the wit of the parties to address the issues ofpotentialliability, if the joint will to create the process could be established.
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In every clause there is contained apotentialliabilityfor the nation which the nation should not be asked to undertake.
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Only one case in every 20 notified is even investigated as showing apotentialliabilityto levy.
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But to removepotentialliabilityfor future safety measures when a planning application is turned down almost smacks of hidden compensation for a planning refusal.
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I note that thepotentialliabilityincurred through the disclosure of seized keys is one of the points on which industry seeks particular reassurance.
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It would be perhaps more difficult to do that if there were apotentialliabilitybecause of compensation claims.
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The amendment might have the effect of discouraging authorities from carrying out essential repairs because of thepotentialliabilityto pay home loss payments.
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Businesses will be unable to raise the finance to keep going because of thepotentialliabilityhanging over the heads of the lenders.
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The new clause would extend thepotentialliabilityof the holding company to situations in which it was not knowingly a party to fraudulent trading.
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Will an order then lie against that individual, with all thepotentialliabilityfor contempt?
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Another factor is that regulators are increasingly telling insurance companies that they must cover more of theirpotentialliabilityby bonds rather than equities.
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That would ensure that carriers have a firm indication of the period for which apotentialliabilityis to be outstanding.
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Where damage arose from his actual fault or privity, a shipowner or operator'spotentialliabilitywould be unlimited.
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Since the value is unknown, the insurance premium would inevitably have to be rather high to cover thepotentialliability.
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Thepotentialliabilityis quite enormous.
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Thepotentialliabilityof parents calls for a particular mention.
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