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The phrase "are more competent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare the abilities or skills of two or more subjects, indicating that one group has a higher level of competence than another.
Example: "In this project, the engineers are more competent than the interns when it comes to technical problem-solving."
Alternatives: "are more skilled" or "are more capable".
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are more competent
noun
An extra amount or extent.
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"Women are more competent and they don't have massive egos".
The Ethiopians are more competent at running a big state than, say, the Soviets were.
The assertion that you are more competent than President Obama strikes many people as merely that — an assertion.
"Small groups are more competent and more agile than large groups," Miriam Carver, a governance expert and consultant to the task force, told the board.
"If we don't establish in the public mind we are more competent than the Tories, then we won't make any headway," he said.
Georges Borchardt, whose agency represents the estates of authors including Samuel Beckett, Aldous Huxley and Hannah Arendt, points out that this is ultimately a question of human judgment and ability: "Some literary executors are more competent or more enlightened than others".
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"He was more competent than I thought.
Its performance in government was more competent than radical.
COMMENT FROM TERI: a gov't not just more affordable, but one that's more competent.
They say: "Even I'm more competent than Sexwale" – Ghana FA head Kwesi Nyantakyi.
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