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Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the President will propose severe tax cuts that may both stimulate business and reduce the availability of home loans.

A. liable to
B. liable from
C. able to
D. of a mind to
E. acknowledging his ability to

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Originally posted by s55day on 15 Sep 2018, 16:15.
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Re: Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2018, 07:02
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Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the President will propose severe tax cuts that may both stimulate business and reduce the availability of home loans.

A. liable to
B. liable from
C. able to
D. of a mind to
E. acknowledging his ability to

Source: Cliffs

Liable to is idiomatically correct, Answer must be (A), nothing wrong with the Original sentence, errors in other options highlighted in RED.
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Re: Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the [#permalink] New post   28 Nov 2018, 04:30
What is wrong in able to here. I can say like, Although I am able to walk, I choose to go by car.
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Re: Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2018, 05:10
vicky789 wrote:
What is wrong in able to here. I can say like, Although I am able to walk, I choose to go by car.


"Liable to" means responsibility and "able to" means having the skills to do XYZ. "Able to" completely changes the meaning of the original sentence.
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Re: Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the [#permalink] New post   21 Aug 2021, 03:06
Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the President will propose severe tax cuts that may both stimulate business and reduce the availability of home loans.

A. liable to
B. liable from - unidiomatic
C. able to - meaning change
D. of a mind to - wordy
E. acknowledging his ability to - wordy

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Re: Although he is liable to make political enemies with the decision, the [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2023, 08:18
This question is testing your ability to recognise Idioms. There is nothing wrong with the given sentence, Answer is A
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