Sentence examples for Not competence from inspiring English sources

To such questions, conscience, not competence, dictates the answers.

For once, the Knicks' greatest ailment was not competence but, in fact, ailments.

The important element running through all the firing criteria is not competence, gravitas or ethical purity.

Ideological purity, not competence, is sovereign in the Conservative party now and ambition is overtaking sense.

F.D.R. and Truman intuited the importance of competence — not competence as such, but competence in appearance.

Rising through the grades at such places was often a reward for longevity, not competence.

The task of plasmid persistence might therefore require a much more drastic way of competence inhibition for ComI3610 than is required for the competence-regulating, but not competence-thwarting ComIDSM13.

"In practice, training is theoretical, not competence-based", commented one bilateral partner.

It also encodes proteins that are not competence-induced, but that are known to participate in DNA uptake or recombination (i.e., RecA, TopA, AtpA, and DsbA, additional file 2: Table S2) [ 30].

Challenges identified include: curricula that are not competence-based; unclear distinctions between nursing and midwifery especially in francophone countries; shortage of teachers; and inadequate training and teaching materials and infrastructure [ 19].

But shouldn't competence equal confidence?