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"be proficient at" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to be skilled or competent in something. Example: She is extremely proficient at playing the violin, having won several awards for her performances. Other examples: 1. It is important to be proficient at using Microsoft Excel for many job positions nowadays. 2. He needs to be proficient at swimming in order to join the swim team. 3. In order to become a successful chef, one must be proficient at creating unique and delicious dishes. 4. She is known for being proficient at public speaking and is often invited to give speeches at conferences. 5. It takes years of practice to be proficient at playing the piano. 6. As a language teacher, he is expected to be proficient at speaking and writing in multiple languages. 7. To excel in the business world, one must be proficient at networking and building professional relationships. 8. The new employee was hired because she was proficient at using Adobe Photoshop, a skill that was highly valued by the company. 9. He spent countless hours studying and practicing before he became proficient at solving complex math equations. 10. It is impressive how proficient she is at solving crossword puzzles, completing even the most difficult ones in record time.
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She appears to be proficient at life on the run.
And I learned that you don't have to be proficient at 50 kinds of things.
For millennia, any gentlemen worth his salt was expected to be proficient at it, along with chess, calligraphy and painting.
B3 SCIENCE TIMES F1-12 A Computer Teaches Itself A program called a neural network effectively taught itself to be proficient at checkers using the electronic equivalent of natural selection, two California scientists reported.
He explained, "You can't be proficient at some academic tasks without having certain knowledge be automatic — 'automatic' meaning that you don't have to think about it, you just know what to do with it".
No matter how good we are at one thing, there's an enormous range of things that we don't know and we'll never be proficient at.
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Only 5percentt of the students were proficient at reading.
People want to work on what they're proficient at.
England play the more structured game and are proficient at recycling.
Telephones required more wires but no real expertise, like being proficient at Morse code.
Pepperberg suspected that this was a mistake, because, unlike apes, some birds were proficient at mimicking human speech.
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