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The phrase "are not competent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or a group that lacks the necessary skills or abilities to perform a task effectively.
Example: "The committee concluded that the candidates are not competent for the positions they applied for."
Alternatives: "lack competence" or "are unqualified".
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None of the 13 sequenced genomes fall in the former category [16], so those that are not competent likely lost competence recently.
Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA, are not competent for transformation, but do contain a few of the known competence genes (ComC, ComGA, ComGB, ComGC) (Table 4).
3) After acquiring the penicillin-resistance gene, originally competent isolates might lose genetic components important for competence during high frequency of genetic transformation, resulting in isolates that are not competent.
"They are not competent.
"It doesn't mean that you are not competent to be a student".
People are right to condemn me but are not competent to judge me.
But in reality those rights will be meaningless, because children are not competent to exercise them".
Critics have also said law students are not competent to perform pro bono work.
"The Schiavo case highlights a more difficult area of law for doctors which is how to take decisions in a patient's best interests when they are not competent".
One fan said: "The lack of black managers in football reflects the football view that while black men can play, they are not competent to manage".
The protesters counter that their Czech counterparts are not competent to handle the delicate matter of deciding what to do with the discovered remains.
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