How To Use Incompetence 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
‘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?
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
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
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.
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
A minister would come under intense pressure as a result of personal or financial foibles, or just sheer incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
In “Lost Continent”, a time traveler seeking refuge from a war-torn land faces hostility and bureaucratic incompetence. Subterranean Press » 2009 » January
Add to these charges the negligence and incompetence shown throughout this sorry affair.
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
Mild forms of cleft palate include submucosal clefts, pharyngeal incompetence and bifid uvula.
It was an appalling catalogue of incompetence, lies and cover-ups. The Sun
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.
Each successive revelation of incompetence is another nail in the chairman's coffin.
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.
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.
I resent the charges of incompetence made against me.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A business acquaintance tried to sack two employees recently: the first for incompetence, the second for tardiness.
We heard arrant nonsense from him, who wanders around the country in a daze, blinded by his own incompetence.
But perceived greed, incompetence and a steadfast refusal to accept blame have dealt them yet another self-inflicted wound. Times, Sunday Times
Other usual reasons for disqualification, including adjudgement of incompetence or quasi-incompetence, shall also apply.
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.
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
These images unflinchingly confronted the gore, the naked terror, the arrogant incompetence, the pointless cruelty, the insane devastation of the military nightmare.
He hits on the tight connection in everything we're seeing between incompetence, state mendacity and incipient authoritarianism.
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
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
The obvious answer, of course, is that it is just another example of the Government's incompetence.
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
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
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
Detection of a 22q11. 2 deletion in cardiac patients suggests a risk for velopharyngeal incompetence. Resources for Healthcare Professionals
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.
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
There are those who condemn it as mob rule that vulgarises society and as a belief that tolerates mediocrity and incompetence.
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.
The public forgive a certain amount of incompetence from governments. Times, Sunday Times
The impression given is one of slovenliness, incompetence and inability to govern at the highest level.
The report does, however, portray a torrid tale of arrogance and incompetence by the company's management.
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 malpractices, incompetence, cronyism and corruption he rightly castigates are not a product of devolution.
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.
What primarily entrenched a culture of incompetence was a combination of nationalism and equalitarianism.
I swear that the incompetence of government departments never ceases to amaze me.
The latest threats are acts of desperation born out of hatred and incompetence.
If only she would just trundle around in her old caravan rather than inflict her incompetence on the rest of us. The Sun
This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning.
People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence.
This smacks of dangerous complacency and incompetence. The Sun
Britain is fairly tolerant of government incompetence, but people will be less forgiving about their own personal information. Times, Sunday Times
It's become a legal morass, muddied by claims of incompetence and backroom deals.
Far from being a case of bungled incompetence, this has been a cynical political calculation to undermine Labour. Times, Sunday Times
But at home his popularity slumped amid anger over his heavy-handed regime and incompetence. The Sun
More recently, banks have shown incompetence with technology. Times, Sunday Times
Republican Administrations have been elected to enact the dramas of ego, vanity, paranoia, bravado, resentment, and one more grand rummage through historical baggage when the material and managerial condition of the country was good enough to survive the sustained period of incompetence, ineffectuality, abuse, raging, and waste that entails. Matthew Yglesias » What Bush Got Right
Indeed, their incompetence sometimes surpasses all human understanding. Times, Sunday Times
The inspector criticized the slackness and incompetence of the staff.
Let me put it as circumspectly as I can - the government is culpable, and not just for incompetence.
Harry discusses the SECs failure, goes after the SEC for what he terms their incompetence, how he, his family and his teams lives were threatened, the fact that Bernie Madoff was a mob boss, Greenspans failure as Fed Chairman, he knew Madoff was a fraud, criminal banking syndicates, how ruthless Madoff was, the devastation and heartbreak in the wake of the fraud and much more. WN.com - Financial News
People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence.
No level of incompetence or failure would either exasperate or disconcert him.
It is easy to excuse incompetence, it is unacceptable to pardon impropriety.
Railways are paralysed, overcrowded and overpriced through epic incompetence. The Sun
The intentional incompetence of the cameraman keeps a clear view of the beastie from the audience for quite some time, offering only disturbing hints of what has truly descended upon the city. My “Cloverfield” Review (sans spoilers) « Skulls in the Stars
Perry discerns common themes in each of his imperial flops: arrogant assumptions about the enemy, bad intelligence and political incompetence.
The only reason that this incompetence is allowed is by the administrations distractions and the media love affair with Mr. Obama. The Honduras article Sen. Kerry (D, MA) didn’t want you to see. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
Now national security has been added to economic incompetence as reasons to be afraid. Times, Sunday Times
Too little time is spent exploring the real benefits from the gold standard, and the author precipitously blames bimetallism's failure on the incompetence of the movement's leaders.
If we keep exposing the incompetence of veteran anchormen, they won't be able to write us off as amateurs.
One thing that has probably mellowed only a little with age is Lloyd's famously sharp tongue and his impatience with incompetence or poor thinking.
The film illustrates how incompetence and indolence among senior ranks can fuel indiscipline, larceny and even murder hardly a tonic for the troops.
I will not tolerate your incompetence any longer!
They almost always demand money upfront so by the time you realise incompetence you are locked in. Times, Sunday Times
It seems that nothing is safe from the all-embracing incompetence of this Council.
We are not best placed to lecture other countries on how to run their affairs when we show such incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
Reports conflict over the value of prophylactic, therapeutic, or rescue cervical cerclage for women at risk of preterm labour because of cervical incompetence.
No, he concludes; there was no conspiracy, just grotesque incompetence coupled with a deeply immoral acceptance of corruption when it suits.
And so, once again, the Democrats reaped the bitter harvest of their own pallor and incompetence.
This time, though, it was coupled with incompetence.
His speech - as much a tirade against British military incompetence and colonialism as an Anzac service prologue - was as untypical for a New Zealander at an Anzac service as it was sharp.
Fortunately, all of this is incompetence rather than identity theft or some other fraud.
After all, in the unique worldview of old elephants, San Francisco is a code word for g-a-y, and after assembling a record of government lies, incompetence and disaster, the party in power hopes that the fear of g-a-y-s will pull it through in November. Think Progress » VIDEO: Inhofe ‘Very Proud’ There’s Never Been a Homosexual Relationship in the ‘Recorded History of Our Family’
The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing the opposition of gross incompetence.
We need saving from such bungling incompetence. The Sun
They now have to cope with the legacy of their past incompetence writ large on their balance sheets.
The stories of incompetence and corruption have been legion. Times, Sunday Times
It was clear that many viewed the famed incompetence of the modern English housewife and mother with bemusement. Times, Sunday Times
Many are having great difficulties keeping their dignity in a culture where redundancy is still equated with incompetence and laziness.
Her behavior testified to her incompetence
We skied over the sea ice, bridged the leads and clambered over the sastrugi, and my arrogance and incompetence lost me a finger-end to frostbite.
Slaughtering of this magnitude is nothing short of a criminal act, indicating incompetence in policy and management chaos.
The recent fiasco over parking charges has demonstrated their arrogance and incompetence.
The account of a former Congress employee would suggest that management of the health care organisation is riddled with nepotism, corruption and incompetence.
However, the Eighteenth-Century defenders of the incompetence of both Descartes and Newton, such as de Moivre, D'Alembert, Euler, and Lagrange, claimed to have proven their case against Leibniz, by simply accepting de Moivre's proposal that they agree to denounce what they termed, fraudulently, as "imaginary" roots of the relevant cubic and biquadratic functions. LaRouche's Latest
He seemed almost proud of his practical incompetence.
Cypriots are seething with rage against the greed, corruption and incompetence that has brought this beautiful holiday island to its knees. The Sun
Far from being a case of bungled incompetence, this has been a cynical political calculation to undermine Labour. Times, Sunday Times
Far from being a case of bungled incompetence, this has been a cynical political calculation to undermine Labour. Times, Sunday Times
I had hoped you would find your son much sooner. your incompetence seems to have been overlooked by his creepyness, the emperor palpaltine, but i assure you it has not been overlooked by the many anikin skywalker fans everywhere who were emmensly saddened by your fall to the dark side and your emmenent and unaviodable choking of your beloved Padme Keep On Darthin' In The Free World
Like all problems, however, the current perception of incompetence presents an opportunity.
The bowlers and fielders were quick to remind the other batsmen of their incompetence to bat at this level.
He spoke of scandalous corruption and incompetence.
Their failure provides grist for conservative educational ideologues to victim-bash and propagate the phony notion of chronic black educational incompetence.
Of course, there's alwas the possibility that cramming the economy down the crapper is The Plan, rather than mere incompetence. Hot Air » Top Picks
But uncovering incompetence, malpractice and abuse of power is another matter.
His incompetence was further shown up last year when he failed to exploit the break-up of the rebel movement into three factions.
On his return, he was impeached for incompetence and his bishopric sequestrated, until 1385.
Its production is a story of incompetence, complacency and cynicism. Times, Sunday Times
He can provide mountains of evidence of waste, corruption and sheer incompetence by unaccountable officials. The Sun
The second version -- call it reformist -- is more painful, because it's based on the recognition that, though Bush's fatal incompetence and Rove's shortsighted tactics hastened the conservative movement's demise, they didn't cause it. The Fall Of Conservatism? - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com
The NNPC has had the reputation in the past as a kind of milch cow, with millions taken from its reserves due to alleged political interference, embezzlement and administrative incompetence. ANC Daily News Briefing
There was no skill with the long sword, and Jash wielded the broadsword with a shocking incompetence.
He says he has all sorts of documents proving incompetence and corruption in the courts. Times, Sunday Times
Panic, incompetence, in-fighting and back-stabbing were all documented by the impartial hand of the civil service.
Patients having greater saphenous incompetence may undergo ligation and division of the greater saphenous vein.
The social evils of Plato´s time, namely disunity, incompetence and violence, are still present and will always be for as long as there are political communities and incompetent rulers unable to impose rules thus triggering a process of political so-cialization that will change individual attitudes. American Chronicle
The bowlers and fielders were quick to remind the other batsmen of their incompetence to bat at this level.
There is no room in modern football for such refereeing incompetence. The Sun
The report blamed police incompetence for the tragedy.
There is no room in modern football for such refereeing incompetence. The Sun
Now, none of this should be taken to mean success is invariably tainted by skullduggery or attained in spite of incompetence.
I'm plodding on with the street scene painting and it's beginning to come to life in spite of my tremulous incompetence.
The notorious incompetence of the crown law officers led to the proceedings being dismissed on technical grounds.
If the editor knows that the drabness is intentional, then it’s a sign of the colorist’s ability to set the mood, NOT incompetence. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » An easy mistake for prospective novelists and comic book writers…
His incompetence has brought us to the brink of ruin.
The torn-up note, which would come to be known as the petit bleu, was a perfect example of this incompetence. Emancipation
In a statement, he said: ‘This is not only high-handed incompetence on the part of the council but is also a classic case of profit before people.’
The effort to reassure people with the captures failed to instill much confidence, and the most immediate fallout of the jailbreak was a mounting sense among Afghans that government corruption, incompetence and complacency were as much to blame as the Taliban. NYT > Home Page
Fewer agencies are more of a mess than DHS, a Frankenstein-like agglutination of 170,000 federal employees from different bureaucratic and law-enforcement cultures, transformed into a hive of incompetence and cronyism under Bush. Brooklyn, Stand Up! | ATTACKERMAN
These images unflinchingly confronted the gore, the naked terror, the arrogant incompetence, the pointless cruelty, the insane devastation of the military nightmare.
Safety was sacrificed for savings, while danger signals were ignored through incompetence, complacency and cynicism. The Sun
She had planned to give a grumbling apology for being late when he sniped at her incompetence, but she really did feel bad now.
Despite what scaredy-cats decry as a wacko platform, he hasn't managed his campaign with incompetence.
Railways are paralysed, overcrowded and overpriced through epic incompetence. The Sun
The problem is reported as being a mixture of incompetence, inexperience and bureaucratic infighting.
His incompetence was painful to witness.
Modern MPs have lost our respect through their general incompetence and greed over the expenses scandal. The Sun
The fraught issue of linguistic incompetence was a recurrent theme in the history of the ambassadors. Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State
I will not tolerate that kind of incompetence from anyone under my command. CODE BREAKER
This is gross incompetence and the senior police officer who left them behind on the train should be joining the dole queue today. The Sun
Because ofthe Cheney/Bush administration'sillegalneedless warand occupation of Iraq ~ where arrogancefullyembraced incompetenceandwherehundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed and maimed ~Americastarted on the path of its own karmic downfall and Obama has done nothing to stop its momentum with his ongoing militarybuildup in Afghanistan. The Fourth Stage Of America's Karmic Destiny Is Bankruptcy
This is in no way a send-up of ignorance and incompetence, but rather a critique of a world that can't seem to recognize it.
Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
The old convention of ministerial accountability has become a charade that allows incompetence and waste. Times, Sunday Times
But at home his popularity slumped amid anger over his heavy-handed regime and incompetence. The Sun
The rough portrayal of both human anatomy and the landscape indicates not the artist's incompetence but rather the intention to fashion the images in the way the book was to be enjoyed.
Once it became publicized, the bureau's gaffe generated much clucking and snide comment on the nature of incompetence.
I don’t know whether to blame corporate influence or simple incompetence but there have been a fair number of economic studies showing that the design of FCC spectrum auctions is particularly poor susceptible to signalling, unagreed coordination etc.. The Volokh Conspiracy » Are We Losing Free Speech Protections?
Given these advantages, it comes as little surprise that barring illness, scandal or sheer incompetence, most incumbents are virtual shoo-ins for re-election.
Even his lies, incompetence, and mangled syntax can be negative exhibitionism, meaning a manner whereby he generates the negative assessments that, emotionally, he expects to encounter from others. Uncovering the Psychological Roots of the Bush Tragedy
Many experts believe the toll would have been lower but for shoddy construction, corruption and government incompetence.
When boards give big noncontractual severance packages to bosses fired for incompetence, you have to ask whether this second stratospheric zone of the labor market, unlike the superstar zone, is working properly. The Height of Inequality
As each day brings yet another piece of evidence to demonstrate their incompetence, people sit there open-mouthed that they have the effrontery to claim they are ‘dealing’ with whatever the latest foul-up is, that yet another ‘review’ is to take place (everyone now understands that to mean ‘kick into the long grass’), that lessons will be learnt and that such and such a nincompoop is a fit and proper person to clear up the mess he or she has created. McBlackadder The Dancing Bear
No, the police were guilty of neither operational incompetence nor grandstanding. Times, Sunday Times
The Vassall spy scandal made him look out of touch; the Profumo affair squared the circle of foolish trust and bungling incompetence. Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan by DR Thorpe – review
Record numbers of police officers are being forced out of their job because of corruption, brutality and incompetence. Times, Sunday Times

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