Sentence examples for are not only competent from inspiring English sources

I can see that these women, of every age and size, are not only competent: they're graceful.

High-quality apprenticeships – such as those offered by City & Guilds – guarantee that learners are not only competent to the required level, but have also received sufficient practical experience applying this knowledge and honing their skills in the workplace.

The major finding is that isolated mammalian synapses, severed from their adjoining axons and dendritic shafts and disconnected from the more distant cell bodies, are not only competent to carry out the functions associated with basic neurotransmission but can also robustly emulate core adaptations associated with glutamatergic synaptic plasticity.

These leaders recognize that an ideal employee is not only competent, but also has the confidence to convey their competence when it matters most.

According to a 2012 study in the American Sociological Review into hiring practices for elite positions, "employers sought candidates who were not only competent but also culturally similar to themselves".

"To work with these youngsters, you have to be not only competent and with a good knowledge base but be prepared to go that extra mile – and that's not just now and then but routinely, every day".

"The people of this state should sleep better tonight knowing that there is a mechanism in place to make sure their government is not only competent, but is also meeting the highest ethical and legal standards," Mr. Cuomo said at a news conference in Albany.

This is a notch more expensive than most of the other places mentioned here (someone has to pay for the waiter's tux!), but on two separate visits, the food was not only competent but intriguing (and I should note that there is a daily menu for 16 euros).

Out for a meal in Leicester Square for my mother's birthday earlier in the summer, our waiter was not only competent, but took the time to have a laugh with us and - most impressively - responded well to my dad's inevitable attempt at banter (explaining to the Geordie, in his best Newcastle accent, just how much we loved watching Ant and Dec as children).

Beyond what is required, I want to be able to trust that the lawyer is not only competent but also loyal.

"One is the reassurance factor, that you put away all the news stories and all of the headlines and watch Hillary perform … and say, 'this is a person who is not only competent, but she's showing what I'd say is true heart.'".