'a bit of liability' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to refer to a small amount of responsibility or obligation. For example, "This job requires a bit of liability, but the salary is very generous."
"It really has become a bit of a liability," said Representative Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who is a leading foe of the home-state projects known as earmarks.
"It's fair to say they've done better with Tyton in the team and, dare to say it, Szczesny is a bit of a liability.
On that front, it's worth noting that the drummer Larry Herweg, previously a bit of a liability, has tightened his act.
The changes point to some of the company's growing pains, in which mass appeal can sometimes be a bit of a liability.
Considering that history has carried on with a vengeance since he wrote it, I asked his publishers if it wasn't a bit of a liability to remind people of that, but they thought it would help sales.
AnN.F.L. scouting report distributedby the Giants on Saturdaysaid in part that Sintim's "lackof range might see him bettersuited to play an inside positionin a 3-4" and said he was"a bit of a liability getting backin pass coverage".
Was a single, lively, midlife woman a bit of a liability?
Board Stories and other sources of information became, according the Head of Quality Improvement and Safety at one of the trusts studied, "a bit of a liability to management" because the alternative realities of quality that they presented were a threat to the production of a seemingly robust account.
Much has been said about the moral dimension; there's been quite a bit of discussion about the legal issues of liabilities and representations; but much less has been said about the underlying strategic issues, where the burden of the certification and the liability that comes with it is a major blessing in disguise.
