Sentence examples for liability raised from inspiring English sources

In other words, general warrants, which were essentially "get-out-of-jail-free cards" for the police, to insulate them from civil liability, raised special problems at the time of the nation's founding, when the framers were concerned about the arbitrary exercise of imperial authority from London.

Further exploration of specific changes in service delivery is required to assess how well-founded these concerns are and to shed light on the potential risks and dimensions of liability raised by a shift from hospital to community-delivered and hospital-supported care.

I had a feeling things might be more complicated, with issues of joint liability raising their horned heads, but I had once watched two full-grown cougars walk down a frozen Hyalite Creek, their tails twitching, hunting into the wind for deer.

A rule of fault liability raises the costs of those who are injured relative to strict liability, since they are compensated for fewer accidents.

Even though its assets exceed its liabilities, raising cash quickly to meet demands is difficult given that most of the assets are either illiquid -- $31 billion reflects Nakheel property developments -- or highly strategic, like the ports.

His family considered their Jewish heritage a liability and raised him as a Lutheran.

In 2013 this estimate of taxpayer liability was raised to $21 billion.

The report said "special purpose entities" (SPEs) set up by companies were typically subsidiaries that had little connection to the local economy but held assets or liabilities or raised capital.

Ireland's bank liabilities have raised its public debt to 95 percent, while French debt is 83 percent of G.D.P. Germany fears that e-bonds would raise its own borrowing costs — the lowest in the Union — and require it to subsidize profligate states.

Beyond the specifics, however, Mr. Florio's attempts to turn Mr. Corzine's Wall Street success into a political liability also raise questions about how much responsibility a chief executive should bear for the actions of a huge multinational finance firm and the political entanglements of its clients.

However, this amount proved insufficient, and there was also disagreement between the shareholders as to their liability to raise the additional £20,000.