competence

Example Sentences

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If his defining characteristic weren’t competence, Piggy could easily insert him into a cover of “Manchild” instead of duetting with Carpenter in a performance of “Islands in the Stream.”

From Salon

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Just care — delivered with competence and a smile.

From Salon