Sentence examples for a competent display from inspiring English sources

Of the Liverpool candidates, goalscorer Michael Owen cleverly kept himself out of harm's way and Jamie Carragher emphasised his versatility with a competent display at centre-half.

And Ozil, who himself has been hindered by injury and poor form, produced a competent display, scoring the second when he steered his shot past David Stockdale.

Trautmann made his first team debut on 19 November against Bolton Wanderers, and after a competent display in his first home match, protests shrank as fans discovered his talent.

Half-time rundown: Williams's score gives the 'Midweek Massive' (can you think of any better names?) a deserved advantage for a competent first-half display.

The complainant provided "a fairly compelling account of events" and was a "competent witness" who displayed "no malice in her motivation", the report concluded.

In contrast, posttransplants with a competent aortic valve displayed unloaded LVs with a trace of EFE.

However, U.S. pilots considered these shells to be more of a pyrotechnics display than a competent anti-aircraft weapon.

Winning a Best Actress award for a competent performance in Shakespeare In Love, Paltrow ruined it with a hammy display of false emotion.

But though a competent and hardworking student may incidentally do what the standards describe, displaying certain literate behaviors is not the same as seriously and conscientiously engaging texts and writing.

David Cameron was visibly embarrassed by the ignorance and in-fighting on display in his own party, and it's hard to imagine a competent government of any colour allowing a repeat of the ham-fisted response we saw this winter.

I was a competent seminarian.