How To Use Competence In A Sentence

Bounties were paid right across a banking sector whose incompetence threw thousands of innocents into jeopardy. Times, Sunday Times
This is not by any means the only instance of financial incompetence on the part of our various Scottish ancestors, nor indeed of the tendency to resort to violence, and those patterns offer surprisingly little reassurance from the genetic standpoint. Archive 2009-03-01
This all plays to the core competence of business attorneys.
‘I only wish farmers could be fully compensated for the incompetence, inefficiency and neglect of the Department over which Mrs Beckett presides,’ he said.
How would this family prove it was the insurance company's incompetence that led to the lapsed life policy and thus claim the assured amount?

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How was he to know that political incompetence was the key qualification for the job? Times, Sunday Times
But army hard-liners, led by Mr. Ioannidis, staged a successful countercoup on Nov. 25, 1973, and ruled Greece with increasing harshness and incompetence for the next eight months. Dimitrios Ioannidis, 87, dies; former Greece security chief led countercoup
A court's competence to grant an anti-suit injunction seems to derive from its jurisdiction to adjudicate.
Even though this denial has to some extent to do with Habermas’s understandable fight with the ghost of Heidegger, he seems now to turn this into a new orthodoxy, thereby showing how critical theory is incapable of critiquing its very foundational presuppositions such as valorization of rational argumentations, performative competence, validity claims and linguistic intersubjectivity instead of emotional intersubjectivity Craib, 1998. Jürgen Habermas, Sri Aurobindo and Beyond
After eight years of a presidency that valued cronyism over brains (or even competence) and embraced an anti-intellectualism apotheosized by Sarah Palin, it's a godsend to have a president who puts a premium on merit. Steven G. Brant: Progressives Deserve to Be Worried About the Obama Administration
For Scottish criminal cases the court can be used only when cases relate to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues. WalesOnline - Home
In the duty of accumulation -- and I call it a _duty_, in the most strict and literal signification of that word -- all below a competence is most valuable, and its acquisition most laudable; but all above a fortune is a misfortune. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers
For Scottish criminal cases, the court can be used only when the case relates to "devolution matters", a term covering the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in dealing with human rights issues. Evening Standard - Home
His session description very clearly demonstrates both incompetence and unethical behavior . . . regardless of Jackson's guilt or innocence which is an entirely different matter, albeit I tend not to buy the whole pure as undriven snow the Jackson sycophants are pushing. Uri Geller's Report . . .. . . on the Hypnosis Session he did with Michael Jackson . . .. . . bad trance management
Besides, to acquire a holding, ‘the standard of farm competence required was very modest’ (so modest in fact as to necessitate in his opinion that each allottee be placed under an instructor).
Most testing instruments rely on the assumption that it is possible to separate analytically different aspects of language competence without reference to the context of use.
If only she would just trundle around in her old caravan rather than inflict her incompetence on the rest of us. The Sun
She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further manifestation of the government's incompetence.
Ces compétences ne sont pas apprises en théorie ; elles sont apprises par la pratique. Apophenia » Blog Archive » Sociality Is Learning
Key objectives for our faculty are to obtain such recognition and ensure the highest professional standards of competence and ethical integrity.
The competence of commercial airline pilots of US-based carriers is assessed using standardized simulators of the aircraft they fly.
In the article, she notes several cases of medical incompetence.
Government incompetence has put the safety of our citizens at risk yet again. Times, Sunday Times
The legislation containing a ban will be on public health grounds, a policy area within the competence of the Scottish parliament.
A minister would come under intense pressure as a result of personal or financial foibles, or just sheer incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
In delimiting teaching aim, we ought to help students understand rhetoric better and acquire better language competence.
That none of this is within the competence of animals would seem to influence a preference for them as laboratory subjects.
The government is fond of lecturing others about lapses in competence. Times, Sunday Times
The pattern of L 2 mental lexicon organization is one important dimension of L 2 lexical competence.
Britain's voters have now just about got it clear in their heads that these particular politicians are not omnicompetent either, but, having now lost faith in the whole idea of omnicompetence (good) don't know what to do about it except be miserable (bad).
Doctors have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional competence.
In “Lost Continent”, a time traveler seeking refuge from a war-torn land faces hostility and bureaucratic incompetence. Subterranean Press » 2009 » January
In this care, observation of a trainee's performance would not alone ensure comprehensive assessment of competence.
It would follow that non-human animals and pre-linguistic children, although they can be sensitive, alert, responsive to pain and suffering, and cognitively competent in many remarkable ways–including ways that exceed normal adult human competence–are not really conscious (in this strong sense): there is no organized subject (yet) to be the enjoyer or sufferer, no owner of the experiences as contrasted with a mere cerebral locus of effects. What the Cognitive Scientists Believe
It takes a higher degree of competence, they say, to combine words properly in productive use.
Add to these charges the negligence and incompetence shown throughout this sorry affair.
The Vatican said at the weekend that a decision in favour of the pope's eventual fast-track beatification would be the ‘exclusive competence’ of his successor.
What I and my friends put down to evil witchcraft, my enemies are likely to attribute to incompetence or bad management.
Exasperated by the apparent chronic incompetence of the new Children and Family Court Advisory Service, he sacked the entire board.
Your arrogance, cockiness and incompetence in the accusations you hurl so carelessly is shocking. Think Progress » 60 Minutes: CIA Official Reveals Bush, Cheney, Rice Were Personally Told Iraq Had No WMD in Fall 2002
If a slide in the polls is a sign of incompetence, what does it say about repubs that their numbers are hovering around 25%. Polls: Obama approval rating stands at 51 percent
We've always regarded him as a man of integrity and high professional competence.
Mild forms of cleft palate include submucosal clefts, pharyngeal incompetence and bifid uvula.
The diversity competence characteristics would be applied to each post, with different levels of requirements according to the nature and seniority of posts.
It was an appalling catalogue of incompetence, lies and cover-ups. The Sun
But the primary emphasis must remain on gaining competence in a core academic curriculum for everyone.
Two retired generals today blasted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for what they call incompetence and bad leadership. CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2006
As I understand the defence, the real cause of the plaintiffs' poor sales is their incompetence and penny-pinching.
The Government Information Service had long been a byword for incompetence.
Government, both federal and state, should have saved their time if a pustule in the stream of competence such as is the Tea Party can succeed in convincing the public that all law post to the Tenth is illegal and unconstitutional. Stephen Herrington: Open Wide, Minimum Wage Is Good For You
Each successive revelation of incompetence is another nail in the chairman's coffin.
I, for one, think they have been perfectly justified in refusing to give up to the Americans the bait to carry on their Grand Bank fisheries because the control of the bait is a matter entirely within their legislative competence. The Newfoundland Fisheries Question
Projects can be used to assess a wide range of cognitive and practical competences.
A strategy of disengagement would require bold, risk-taking statecraft of a high order, and much diplomatic competence in its execution.
Such group actions, such as jurisdiction to case, determination to plaintiff competence, extinctive prescription, court costs and so on, are expounded.
I look at myself in my twenties, pathetically cyclothymic, my judgment hopeless, my competence all over the map, and I wish I could give that smooth-skinned young self some of my own wry strength. Yatima » 2009 » April
Putting incompetence online instead of just offline is still the same incompetence. Archive 2009-03-01
It might be cost, it might be risk or it might be some sort of bureaucratic incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
He was found guilty of sexual harassment, making false mileage claims, giving false or misleading information to the club's marketing committee and gross incompetence.
This particular bill, apart from being somewhat late in coming back to the House, is a tremendously huge, omnibus bill, and has very, very little to do with assurance of health practitioners' competence.
Standards of competence are improving thanks to the newish obligations to obtain qualifications. Times, Sunday Times
Paranoid ideation and psychoticism were significantly correlated with low family competence for men but not for women.
Other members of the staff elaborated detailed parts of the plan, each within his special sphere of competence.
Participants were instructed to distinguish or differentiate competence from job performance, which we defined as how well employees actually performed their jobs.
Clubs usually run taster days for beginners while the organisation runs sailing courses and offers exams to prove competence. Times, Sunday Times
Desperate to extricate herself from the situation, she ends up at the "Cat Bureau" where she gets help from Baron, a living porcelain cat figurine with refined manners, a Puss-'n'-Boots-style of omnicompetence, and a couple of goofball sidekicks. Archive 2007-09-01
The result is general incompetence across government. Times, Sunday Times
South African geeks are trying to get their government regulators to pay some attention to this: the telco is keeping the country in the technological dark-ages in order to preserve its dinosauric bizmodel, and the whole national economy is at stake if South Africa ends up largely off the Internet grid as a result of malfeasance and incompetence. Boing Boing: September 14, 2003 - September 20, 2003 Archives
(Even Ike's famously rambling press-conference answers, according to his press secretary, were purposeful obfuscations rather than aphasic incompetence.) Archive 2009-01-01
Councillors must ensure that the same old incompetence wastefulness and inefficiencies are not allowed to continue.
The focus was on economic competence and middle-class tax cuts. Times, Sunday Times
I resent the charges of incompetence made against me.
Some candidates may choose to take a course and gather evidence of competence in parallel.
For over a century the accountancy profession has built its reputation on three foundation stones: objectivity, integrity and competence.
The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence.
He asks why he should be made to pay for the incompetence of the bureaucrat that bungled the repossession.
Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
Indeed, courts have recognized that developmental immaturity may qualify a juvenile for a finding of incompetence.
The code will cover both technical competence and behaviour in the workplace, including treating patients with dignity. Times, Sunday Times
Although relicensing of doctors is well established in the US, systems to evaluate competence rigorously are still some way off
In order to construct an integrated theory of linguistic competence, it is essential to discover the logical ordering of components or levels.
His broad biological knowledge extended far beyond ornithology, and his scientific competence and expertise rewarded him with an international reputation.
Technical incompetence may be part of the explanation but inertia and complacency are clearly factors too. Times, Sunday Times
Record numbers of police officers are being forced out of their job because of corruption, brutality and incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
When, for instance, people protested against the rudeness, grubbiness and incompetence of train and bus conductors (a popular subject), the route, the date and time, and details of offensive behaviour were always given.
Adding to the incompetence is ministerial reshuffling - a move that seeks to resolve non-performance and curtail corruption.
Nor can incompetence be allowed to flourish unchecked.
Several officers had alleged incompetence on the part of the general.
The malpractices, incompetence, cronyism and corruption he rightly castigates are not a product of devolution.
The author precipitously blames bimetallism's failure on the incompetence of the movement's leaders.
Rosette says that when successful organizations are led by black managers, the strong performance is attributed to broad market factors over which the leader had no control, or to what she calls "compensatory stereotypes," such as humor or public-speaking skills, which would make up for any lack in competence. Race Influences How Leaders Are Assessed
Many legal issues are within the competence of individual states rather than the federal government.
Both assume fully the sovereignty of the people and the omnicompetence of their elected representatives. The Age of the Reformation
To the terrible mix of concerns about economic incompetence and leadership that voters expressed at the last election, the party has now added national security. Times, Sunday Times
The mitral valve incompetence was graded as severe in 16 cases and moderate in 2.
Students will gain competence in a wide range of skills.
But perceived greed, incompetence and a steadfast refusal to accept blame have dealt them yet another self-inflicted wound. Times, Sunday Times
This is ironic, given all the rhetoric about the incompetence and irrelevance of the public sector.
Do they just focus on professional reputation and managerial competence, as measured by endorsements?
For over a century the accountancy profession has built its reputation on three foundation stones: objectivity, integrity and competence.
It is one that has to convince voters of its competence and ability to deliver. Times, Sunday Times
A business acquaintance tried to sack two employees recently: the first for incompetence, the second for tardiness.
Today's informed consumers are demanding that the competence of licensed professionals be validated throughout their career.
We heard arrant nonsense from him, who wanders around the country in a daze, blinded by his own incompetence.
He was forced to leave when his deceit was uncovered after complaints about his medical competence. Times, Sunday Times
He says the Pension Funds Act should require that trustees have the qualities of honesty and integrity, the competence to fulfil the duties of a trustee, a minimum academic qualification, such as matric, and some relevant experience. Persfin
We will insist on more effective control over Community spending and will resist pressure to extend Community competence to new areas.
I want them to be men and women of competence and integrity. Times, Sunday Times
The secret of freedom will be found in the individual 'making himself the depository of the powers respecting himself, so far as he is competent to them, and delegating only what is beyond his competence, by a synthetical process, to higher and higher orders of functionaries, so as to trust fewer and fewer powers in proportion as the trustees become more and more oligarchical.' Barack Obama's new line: "Yes we can."
Recovering a reputation for economic competence is key. Ed Miliband: You thought fighting your brother was tough. That was the easy bit
This would suggest that competence in technical skills, while an important ingredient of the bureaucratic role, is not essential to it. Politics, Planning and the State
But perceived greed, incompetence and a steadfast refusal to accept blame have dealt them yet another self-inflicted wound. Times, Sunday Times
She shows a high level of technical competence.
Other usual reasons for disqualification, including adjudgement of incompetence or quasi-incompetence, shall also apply.
The economy emerged yesterday as a key battleground in the British general election with Labour vaunting its financial competence while the opposition Conservatives promised hefty tax cuts.
You are right though that Brown does get a high competence rating for the economy which I confess is a worry. Can I have that but in blue please
She shows a high level of technical competence.
Perhaps we pride ourselves on our qualities of competence and helpfulness, or on being the child of very special parents.
The whole thing was miscalculated and mismanaged - a case of complete incompetence.
They blame their current troubles mostly on the corruption, venality and incompetence of local officials.
Sighing audibly the young swordsman shook his head, in frustration and disgust at his own incompetence.
Not only does Kapper avoid the typical mistakes that betray a first-time feature director-and the showiness which is often the other option for debut-directors of some competence-every sequence is staged with the touch of a veteran: shot composition, lighting, cutting, coverage, scene structure, props that don't feel borrowed from some high school, settings that feel like part of the real world ... real Ohio weather. ChristianCinema.com - Faith Affirming and Family Approved Entertainment
Here we see a number of basic misconceptions about the nature of language and about what constitutes competence in a language, as they have been applied specifically to bilinguals.
Our American democracy has reached a nadir and we are experiencing a constitutional crisis and threat to the rule of law this democracywas founded ondue to the gross incompetence, fraudand 'tyranny by the decider 'GWBush and his neo-con/big oil cabal ... we are on the precipice of watching our very democracy and republic as we know it crumble .. Obama's Speech Accomplishes More Than It Appears
At no stage have we shown, or sought to show, any competence, insight, initiative, wit, sobriety, sincerity or indeed any capability at all.
They reinforce images of managerial omnicompetence at the expense of more responsible views of leadership.
These images unflinchingly confronted the gore, the naked terror, the arrogant incompetence, the pointless cruelty, the insane devastation of the military nightmare.
The traditional approach to the training and selection of headteachers has been on the basis of technical competence reinforced by practical experience.
This is not to minimize the sadism, cliqueishness, and, well, Darwinian heartlessness of kids in schools and camps; nor is it intended to overgenerously credit the competence and open-mindedness of teachers and administrators. Weinerdog
Sure, he had compiled a record alluding to something more than competence. Times, Sunday Times
He hits on the tight connection in everything we're seeing between incompetence, state mendacity and incipient authoritarianism.
Another warranted concern within the supported units is that the competence and credibility of volunteers, unknown, untested and unscreened, could be more of a hassle than they are worth.
Berlin academy conducted its transactions first in Latin, next and for many years to come in French, and one of its earliest presidents, a man of special competence, pronounced German to be a noble but frightfully barbarized tongue. Voltaire
Reports are also filed by specialized agencies with competence in relevant matters.
Her strengths are impressive: her competence in the world, her highly developed social skills, her humor, her warmth.
No, those dropped catches and the attempted runout were down to incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
I was handed one ritualistic murder by French police and spent a year in total frustration as incompetence and unwillingness saw the investigation fold. The Sun
Interestingly, this has a huge effect on perception of a user's competence or intelligence, even though it's a purely mechanical translation.
Obama's "greenness," is for the environment, it's about his inexperience and incompetence. Poll: Obama drops on health care
Their recent lethargy and incompetence have blighted the international game. Times, Sunday Times
It appears that the communicative competence is better displayed when children engage in pretense situations.
Competence and efficiency are closely tied to personal senses of worth and value.
There are the budgetary and competence benefits that come along with homing in on some basic repeatable mechanics that are well-understood. Great Big Bites
The obvious answer, of course, is that it is just another example of the Government's incompetence.
On the other hand, if a woman artist speaks of militarism, imperialism, war and capitalism, she is still frequently rapped on her knuckles for inauthenticity, for transgressing into areas beyond her area of competence.
This mess is a reflection on her competence.
Japan's military commanders varied as widely in character and competence as their Allied counterparts. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
On moonless nights when the landlord and his wife were too busy with trade to notice his absence, he prowled the bay, committing to memory its tidal vagaries and hazards to navigation, while he easily scried the maneuvers of the Cathran fleet and judged the competence of the different squadron leaders. Conqueror's Moon
Second, immune system competence is improved by removal of the large tumor mass.
In other words, modular structures do not pose any major threat to subject competence or academic rigour if developed carefully.
But the government school monopolists and Democrats want you to believe that protecting waste, incompetence and defalcation is for the children! Sound Politics: Eliminating accountability ... for the children!
With robber barons in charge, incompetence and irresponsibility is becoming the norm. Times, Sunday Times
Notables, some were of balass-ruby and some of carnelian, others of coral or Comorin aloes-wood and yet others of ebony or silver or gold; and each had his own idol, after the measure of his competence; whilst the idols of the common soldiers and of the people were some of granite, some of wood, some of pottery and some of mud; and all were of various hues yellow and red; green, black and white. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
But Scrushy's incompetence went far beyond allowing a den of thieves to run amok in the finance department.
Sarcastro: This kind of institutional Governmental incompetence is why we need to privatize assassination! The Volokh Conspiracy » Assassination, Self-Defense, and the Koh Speech
His incompetence was painful to witness.
All their lives were wrecked by his evil and then by the incompetence of the police and judiciary. The Sun
I can tell you your worst nightmare: you go to bed one night as a competent secure in your technical competence, and you wake up the next morning as a technological dinosaur.
Parliament in building up the constitutional doctrine of its own omnicompetence and of its own supremacy. The Age of the Reformation
By any measure of leadership, this amounts to gross incompetence. The Sun
This is either outright plagiarism or extreme citational incompetence. Two Flawless Articles on Overconfidence, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
For self-perceived scholastic competence, however, students' self-ratings declined over the course of high school.
Detection of a 22q11. 2 deletion in cardiac patients suggests a risk for velopharyngeal incompetence. Resources for Healthcare Professionals
The common thread is managerial competence and intellectual heft and governing experience. Times, Sunday Times
As someone who was caned at school for gross incompetence in woodwork, I could but stand in wonder at the two wood-carved ceilings on display, representing stylised interpretations of the sun.
Bridget made tea for them both and came and watched as the sweep turned and furled his brushes with a dexterous competence. INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3
The Western Front does not cover everything -- the deceptions of the Bush Administration, the unintelligence of the intelligence community, the incompetence of the US civilian authority in Baghdad, the mercenariness of the humanitarian and reconstruction industry, the inflexibility of the US military leadership - no one film could indulge all those wrongs. Stewart Nusbaumer: Film Review: The Western Front
By ‘abnormal’ I mean that there is nothing ungrammatical, but what has been said violates the rules governing communicative competence.
American political culture has a strong faith in the efficacy of markets and skepticism in the competence of government.
There are those who condemn it as mob rule that vulgarises society and as a belief that tolerates mediocrity and incompetence.
When this happens, the direct outcome is that they will sense higher levels of achievement, competence, and personal effectiveness.
His incompetence, both in terms of seamanship and leadership, led to the grounding of the Medusa and encouraged the panic that swept those on board.
They have what we can call ‘communicative competence’ even though their grammatical competence in Gaelic is weak.
The public forgive a certain amount of incompetence from governments. Times, Sunday Times
SiD, which works through the Construction Industry Council and is backed by the Health and Safety Executive, aims to provide a benchmark for standards and competence for building designers.
The impression given is one of slovenliness, incompetence and inability to govern at the highest level.
On the other hand we can try to co-opt the mental faculties that work well (such as understanding how objects fall and roll) and get children to apply them to problems for which they lack natural competence.
The report does, however, portray a torrid tale of arrogance and incompetence by the company's management.
In generative dialectology, the investigator holds that the language exists within the speaker as a competence which is never fully realized in performance.
There are so many examples of the utter incompetence of people who are supposed to be serving you in some way.
Thus, the benefits of mass appeal and electioneering competence are minimized, and so are the penalties of unattractiveness and incompetence.
It was about sheer incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
The incompetence, the lies, the bullying, the cynicism, the cover-ups.
The one certainty is that the result of his absurd scheme will be another salvo of media stories of Home Office incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
The reality is, as the Sunday Times points out, that not only is being sacked from a Labour Government all but impossible, if it does happen there is immediate solace available to all, regardless of competence, probity or any thing else you might care to name. Stop The Gravy Train, I Want To Get On!
We're not going to have the Government use shoddy, tawdry little tricks to drum up the notion of fear and then fail on competence.
The deputy judge had to take into account also the other evidence relevant to the issue of testamentary competence.
Rule no. 1 of law skool: never take a class taught by a black or femal prof, unless you have solid evidence of their competence, otherwise the (rebuttable) presumption must be that they're on the faculty solely because of race or gender. Hillary Concedes She "Misspoke" On Bosnia Sniper Episode
Training is a prerequisite for competence.
The third area of competence I look for is wisdom and discernment. Christianity Today
The malpractices, incompetence, cronyism and corruption he rightly castigates are not a product of devolution.
Many legal issues are within the competence of individual states rather than the federal government.
He's a good listener, open-minded and completely unfazed by her supreme competence.
Inspectors also raised questions about the competence of medical staff carrying out general anaesthetics. Times, Sunday Times
At first sight, this would appear to be a Community instrument instructing Member States as to how to exercise their national competence.
So it is not just about a breakdown in the relationship causing questions of competence or questions of the value of the legal work that's being done, it's about predatory nature of lawyers.
This shows that none of the genes absent from B. subtilis 6 is required for competence development.
He stands accused of inflicting grievous harm on Britain through gross political and economic incompetence. The Sun
These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.
So what is the standard of competence and performance that we implicitly have in mind when we deploy the standards of "adroit" and "clumsy" when it comes to physical performances? Archive 2009-05-01

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