Sentence examples for Competent governors from inspiring English sources

Reformers now lead the most important ministries and competent governors run key provinces.

It also needs the ability to install competent governors and spend Western aid effectively.

(We hope rumors that he plans to fire the competent governor of Helmand Province, Gulab Mangal, are false).

Tom McClintock Republican All things being equal, Mr. McClintock is one of those guys who could very easily be a competent governor.

The prison began to improve when a competent governor took over and introduced a programme of changes which the staff followed enthusiastically.

You can see why it's not clear she's a competent governor of Alaska, let alone qualified to take over the reins of the national government.

If Democrats do run a Midwest or Rust Belt moderate — or a competent governor or ex-governor from the coasts (e.g., Patrick or Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee) — they may be rewarded with a broad-based coalition that provides an electoral college win (comprised of the coasts, the Upper Midwest and the Southwest).

In the Garmsir district, where Marines out-fought the Taliban, West reports that the Karzai government replaced a competent local governor with a political crony and now will not authorize the hiring of enough police to protect the populace.

Our federal government is only as effective and competent as its governors.

Or was Mrs Palin a calm, competent but sheltered governor who simply started to crumble under the klieg lights?

Jokowi, by contrast, is a businessman-turned-politician, with a reputation as a competent and honest governor and mayor.