competence
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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
They can suffer from lower perceived competence, burn out, and ultimately quit or flee to other sports to escape the older sibling’s shadow, which isn’t necessarily a negative course correction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Aug. 5 letter followed that guide by setting a deadline for a response from Cook and arguing that her alleged conduct bears on her honesty and competence as a financial regulator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Someone who has accumulated $2 million or more in retirement savings has demonstrated financial discipline and competence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
With competence comes a new impatience: Why does anybody put up with the wages we’re paid?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
These types of companies "will move elsewhere" if they can't find the right IT competences in Sweden, argues Jeppeson.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The government said in a statement that the prosecutor, which operates independently, was acting "within the scope of its autonomy and competences".
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2022
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
Some of you are blessed with competences and some of the competences are greater than others.
From A Little Book for Christmas by Cyrus Townsend Brady
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