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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Competently written" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a piece of writing that is well-crafted and effectively communicates its message. Example: "The report was competently written, making it easy for the audience to understand the complex data."
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Joyce's other works—some verse (Chamber Music, 1907; Pomes Penyeach, 1927; Collected Poems, 1936) and a play, Exiles (1918)—though competently written, added little to his international stature.
But it lets you down exactly because it is competently written, well-researched, in rare instances well-argued, occasionally illuminating... and laced with poison.
It's competently written in cliffhanger episodes, full of heart, and sends out the right message – you can't live in someone else's shadow, and have to make the most of your own talents.
George W. Bush's budget address to a joint session of Congress last week was, as now seems routine for big Bush set pieces, remarkably deft--coherently organized, competently written, and ingeniously crafted to soothe delicate sensibilities.
By Hendrik Hertzberg George W. Bush's budget address to a joint session of Congress last week was, as now seems routine for big Bush set pieces, remarkably deft--coherently organized, competently written, and ingeniously crafted to soothe delicate sensibilities.
"Well cast, competently written (by Mr. Mangold and Gill Dennis) and carefully costumed, it adheres to a familiar 'Behind the Music' formula," A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times, "following its subject through childhood trauma, marriage and divorce, alternating offstage melodrama with recreated performances that remind us why we should care about this guy in the first place".
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At issue is the question of whether the lawyers acted ethically and competently in writing a series of Justice Department legal opinions from 2002 to 2007.
Not until after World War II were modern dramas that were capable of moving an international audience written and competently staged.
Quick!" Amanda Murray of Sputnikmusic felt that, "with the exception of the terrific title track,...Baby One More Time is a collection of either competent pop songs underwhelmingly executed or underwhelmingly written pop songs competently executed"....Baby One More Time debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 selling 121,000 units, replacing DMX's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998).
BRYAN GARNER: Well, anybody can learn to write competently.
To write competently is to do a few magic tricks for friends and family; to write well is to run away to join the circus.
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