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Meanings of competent in English
Usage of competent in English
1
For Europe at the moment, that means competent management of the economy.
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Across the country, we have smart, competent and committed public health officers.
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We have plenty of equally competent economists who understand these issues today.
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Let competent people do their jobs the way they think they should.
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Its reputation for competent government was established during the first minority administration.
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The government needed competent officials, not revolutionaries engaged in quixotic ideological crusades.
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However, it is not known if they have a competent immune system.
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It's not that the woods made me feel competent; quite the opposite.
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All of this needs leadership, dedicated and competent human resources, and funds.
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The image of competent control is under attack from that direction, too.
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Language itself needed to be taken into the laboratory for competent investigation.
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In the course of each such proceeding, the competent investigating authority shall:
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Yet he had been quite rational and competent in all other respects.
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It felt good to do something with her hands, to feel competent.
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These early works were competent, but gave no sign of exceptional promise.
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Islamic extremism can be defeated by robust and competent internal Islamic intervention.
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Competent across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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