It is liable to fail to deliver on that promise.
"It is liable to become a problem for South Africa if the situation gets so bad in Zimbabwe that they start to come across into South Africa," the secretary of state said.
Cerberus, a New York private investment firm, reiterated its argument that it is liable for only $100 million in damages if it terminates the deal, valued at $7 billion including the assumption of debt.
Despite the changes in water level to which it is liable and its remoteness from markets, Lake Rukwa is third to Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika among the freshwater fisheries of Tanzania.
For the moment it is merely the sum of its parts—and, as such, it is liable to enjoy the unflattering distinction of being valued, from the moment of its creation, mainly in terms of its break-up potential.
ITV plc said that because of its size the move could mean it is liable for up to 92% of any fine for ITV1 network TV shows that breach Ofcom's regulations.
As the horse cannot see below a line from the eye to the nostril, it should not be allowed to toss its head back, particularly near an obstacle, as it is liable to leap blindly.
But the experience of Iraq has demonstrated, with equal clarity, that when America does not disguise its imperial force, when a proconsul leads an "occupying power," it is liable to find itself in an untenable position quickly enough.
The telecommunications company Vodafone is still appealing Indian court rulings last year that it is liable for about $2 billion in capital gains taxes on its $11 billion acquisition in 2007 of a controlling stake in one of India's largest cellphone companies.
If their numbers move, it is liable to be downward.
The cost of the project is £33bn, but it is liable to exceed that.
