Arthur Balfour, the British statesman, once said that a rival's clarity was a liability because he had nothing to say.
The Hypermoderns believed that the central pawn structure that had been a goal since Philidor could be a liability because it provides the opponent with a target.
Testaverde would be a treat for Tampa Bay because of his lack of mobility; Bollinger is a liability because of a lack of experience.
It is a liability because creating fragmented children's social work services and child protection systems will add complexity and reduce clarity of responsibilities.
A Labour party member, Rachel Coldbreath, had tweeted her disgust after a volunteer on Jowell's mayoral campaign had called to ask for her vote and told her that Jowell's chief rival for the nomination, Sadiq Khan, was "a liability" because he is a Muslim.
In contrast, charitable gift annuities are a liability, because in exchange for a gift, the nonprofit promises to pay a fixed amount of money annually to the donor and perhaps the surviving spouse for the rest of his or her life.
They like to go on stage, which is a liability because if they fall off and hurt themselves, then we can be sued.
It's a liability because we can easily achieve deterrence without it". Perry has not been alone in expressing doubts about the ICBM program, but senior Pentagon leaders have always been persuaded to keep it.
Deane hints that Edwards' political ties might have been a liability, but because his FBI file has been destroyed, she cannot verify this.
Tom Harkin, the Democratic senator, won in 1984 and is now seeking a fourth six-year term.A few analysts, including John Zogby, a pollster, have argued that incumbency will be a liability this year because voters think it is "time for a change".
