incompetence

Example Sentences

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The leader has also openly expressed anger at the slow pace of some projects, chastising lazy officials and even firing his vice premier in public for alleged incompetence last week.

From Barron's

They said: "To have overlooked it and not realised its importance is the most monumental piece of incompetence."

From BBC

The families called for "those past and present who have presided over this despicable incompetence" to be held to account and stripped of their pensions accrued during their time at the hospital.

From BBC

"It tells a tale of incompetence. It tells a tale of chaos."

From BBC

Independent media also act as watchdogs, investigating wrongdoing and raising the political cost of abuse – making it harder for leaders to get away with corruption or incompetence.

From Salon