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Meanings of very proficient in English

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Usage of very proficient in English
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They are very proficient in throwing stones and other missiles.
The Human Side of Animals
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They just may not be very proficient in their language.
Reuters
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I imagine some of them are very proficient with firearms.
The Slab
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They became very proficient in French and I in the rudiments of the English language.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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The students in this class appeared to be very proficient in Naval Courtesy, at least.
To Honor You Call Us
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Not that he would ever have been very proficient.
Quest for honour
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He was very proficient at Gaelic football and played in the Connacht senior football final in 1934.
The Irish Times
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Somehow I fancy you are very proficient.
The Governess
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Stanford skated very well for an Englishman, and assisted Kate, who was not very proficient in the art.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel
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They may be not as wealthy as Beyonce or Katy Perry, but they are very proficient in money management.
The South African
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They had a length of garden hose in the Jeep, and Paul had become very proficient at stealing gas.
Swan Song
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If not for the array of very proficient-looking weaponry hanging from each belt, it would have been almost comical.
Artemis Fowl
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To keep warm we played "leap-frog," "caps," and "hop, skip, and jump"-atwhich some were very proficient.
A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe...
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Phil had become very proficient on horseback and occasionally had entered the ring races, being light enough for the purpose.
The Circus Boys Across the Continent; Or, Winning New Laurels on...
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His son-in-law, Mr. William Weallans, was the head draughtsman, and very proficient, not only in quickness but in accuracy and finish.
Men of Invention and Industry
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This is a feature that I find people use only when they have become very proficient with the basic baking cycles.
The bread lover's bread machine cookbook: a master baker's 300 f...
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