Having an idea is one thing, but what a successful business needs is competent execution and a receptive marketplace.
The new ministry will struggle without a system of meritocracy, the competent execution of state policy or adequate resources, says immunologist Gabriela Delgado, at the National University of Colombia in Bogota.
Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, one of Mr. Bush's strongest supporters, signaled this new perspective in an interview on "Fox News Sunday" on March 5. Referring to the response to Katrina, Mr. Kristol said: I think it's become in people's minds an emblem of an administration that just isn't as serious about the competent execution of the functions of government as it should be.
First, he needs competent execution.
In the accompanying brochure, she writes that she sifted through the academy's vast collection with no particular theme in mind, and was drawn to her choices by "some quality of vitality or mystery, of competent execution, of tender emotion, or just irresistible charm".
All countries should ensure that the composition and mandates of RECs concur with international standards, while providing institutional and financial resources to ensure independent and competent execution of all their roles.
Two weeks after the botched execution of Willie Francis, its Legislature required that the operator of the electric chair "shall be a competent electrician who shall not have been previously convicted of a felony".
Two weeks after the botched execution of Willie Francis, its Legislature required that the operator of the electric chair "shall be a competent electrician who shall not have been previously convicted of a felony". This law would have prohibited both executioners from participating in Francis' failed execution.
None of this is to say that Michigan State doesn't have a competent offense — Football Outsiders ranked the team's offensive line as the top group in the country — or that offensive execution doesn't matter in this matchup.
I was a competent seminarian.
"Is he a competent chemist?
