competence

Example Sentences

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"The Volkswagen company's activities in the defence sector would rather focus on military transport, because that is our core competence."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Health policy in the EU is a national competence, but by proposing the existing "European Social Fund Plus" the Commission says each member state can decide how they use it.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Credibility, I assumed, was built by projecting competence and composure, not by exposing flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

From fewer opportunities to be promoted to perceived competence at a job, researchers have found that mothers earn less money with each additional child they have.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 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