Before outsourcing, an organization is responsible for the actions of their entire staff, sometimes a substantial liability.

Since the superpowers carried much of the confrontational burden, both Russia and the United States ended up with substantial economic liabilities.

Making or certifying misleading financial statements exposes the people involved to substantial civil and criminal liability.

"If an investment is influenced by anything extraneous to that, it could expose the fund manager to substantial liabilities."

No register to search, and in this ancient and complex field there can be quite substantial financial liability.

But banks, hedge funds and private equity firms may be more reluctant to buy New Century because it has substantial liabilities.

It's the benefit of the Internet, but also a substantial liability.

Deriving from AEA's nuclear past, it has substantial liabilities.

According to its proxy statement, the company ended the program late last year in light of the substantial "liability and expense" of the program.

Wind towers and generators have substantial insurable liabilities caused by high winds, but good operating safety.