proficiency
Example Sentences
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I graduated high school with a decent proficiency in French — better at understanding and reading than speaking — and, soon after, dropped language altogether when it didn’t fit into my collegiate career.
From Salon
“When you hear that you’re 20 below standard, you don’t know if that’s really close to meeting your goal or way, way below. And so that’s why those proficiency levels are so really important.”
From Los Angeles Times
He claims the state is not enforcing English proficiency requirements for truckers, but state officials say they have been in compliance.
From Los Angeles Times
On “Oboe Blues,” he plays the three horns to introduce a theme, and then switches to the double-reed instrument, and shows considerable proficiency on that as well.
Many truckers quit the industry after the introduction of enhanced English proficiency tests, where highway inspectors check for language proficiency and highway traffic sign competency.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
