The phrase "a competence in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone's skill or ability in a specific area or field.
Example: "She has a competence in data analysis that sets her apart from her peers."
Alternatives: "a skill in" or "an expertise in".
A competence, in turn, "is a disposition, one with a basis resident in the competent agent, one that would in appropriately normal conditions ensure (or make highly likely) the success of any relevant performance issued by it" (Sosa 2007, 29).
8. Demonstrates a competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning.
They want folks who they really enjoy being around, who demonstrate a competence in a more modest and humble way.
"My father was a mechanical idiot, and I think I developed a competence in mechanical areas because it was something I knew he couldn't do".
Besides, a strong presidency presumes a competence in Mr Karzai, or another candidate, not to mention the Afghan civil service, that is far from proven.It would be churlish though, to overlook the obvious: for the first time in a generation, Afghans of all stripes saw their interests better served in backing Kabul than in undermining it.
Someone with poor Spanish, or a child who is on their way to adult competence, nevertheless has a competence in Chomsky's sense.
A competence pheromone in B. subtilis was first described genetically in B. subtilis subsp. subtilis 168 (Magnuson et al. 1994).
However, it is not clear how the R96G variant unexpectedly displays an increased competence in an error-free Mn2+-dependent N-EtG bypass.
Saitō Mokichi combined an absorption with Man'yōshū stylistics and a professional competence in psychiatry.
"It has built a core competence in mergers and acquisitions," said Roselinde Torres, a managing director of the Delta Consulting Group, which has done work for International Paper.
Going to work several days a week allowed me to demonstrate a level of competence in a social setting and at a cognitive and aesthetic level.
