The phrase "a competent means" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a method or way of doing something that is effective and capable.
Example: "Using data analysis is a competent means to improve decision-making in the company."
Alternatives: "an effective method" or "a capable approach".
Cold-formed steel (CFS) provides a novel and competent means to supply structurally efficient low- and midrise buildings.
Handlen noted that the episode would have been "a total waste of time" elsewhere in the season's schedule, but served as a "competent enough" means of reuniting the main characters.
According to the IHR 2005 definition, a competent authority means 'an authority responsible for the implementation and application of "health measures"'.
RB9: Competent means for me: [The party] has a clear analysis of the current situation and how it should be, and a clearly formulated decision on what to do.
This realism and pragmatism is often akin to a dispassionate, objective analysis of the situation, as in this response given by interviewee number B9. RB9: Competent means for me: [The party] has a clear analysis of the current situation and how it should be, and a clearly formulated decision on what to do.
The researchers say "competent" means more mature-looking and less baby-face-looking, and that the older-looking crowd got 7.5% more pay after adjustment for various factors including the size of their company and their experience.
RB4: Competent means for me to have actual knowledge, well-founded knowledge.
For 'competent', some examples are: RB4: Competent means for me to have actual knowledge, well-founded knowledge.
'Competent' means capable of understanding and appreciating the relevant information and the nature and consequences of the decision to be made.
Competent means that the host population can sustain virus transmission such that the disease does not go extinct during the simulated time horizon.
