competence

"These are not symbolic things; they are concrete demonstrations of what serious partners do, serious partners train together, learn together, plan together, and build the confidence and competence necessary to prevent conflict," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

With medicalization, we assume care, we assume competence, we certainly assume humanity.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Helping him learn healthy money habits could instill a sense of confidence and competence that he might not gain from simply having money handed to him.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Yet the future secretary of state — and architect of the Marshall Plan — was most concerned with competence and candor leading to military effectiveness.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

And of course they all got brown woollen socks knitted by yours truly, displaying various degrees of competence.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The first minister said it would be a "detailed, meaningful exercise reflecting on where powers and specific competences should lie, how regional working works best and what effective cooperation looks like".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Instead of "left" versus "right," think of two different core competences.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2020

“It’s the degree of specialization, the number of factories you’d need and the number of competences to make all the different parts,” Fowler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2018

He’ll also discuss potential changes to EU competences and ways to improve communication between elites and the public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2016

These patiently and painstakingly accumulated vast acquirements and competences needed but one thing more—opportunity—to convert themselves into triumphal action.

From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain