Still, on Wednesday no one was taking any chances; better to risk alarming the general population by responding urgently and forcefully with officials in hazmat gear than prompt fresh doubts about the competence of authorities by downplaying the drama, acting slowly and not wearing any protective clothes at all.
No fine can be imposed for the breach of the rule on balanced coverage – which is far more lenient than the British requirement of impartiality and applicable to media services only –; the competence of the authority is limited to issuing a condemnation.
In addition to noting details of particular roads or junctions of concern, respondents also questioned likely cost or carbon emission savings, and questioned the competence of the authority to make decisions: This is a regressive plan that will make roads more dangerous.
News reports have raised questions about the competence of the authorities.
"There's more to be done, but these 10 arrests are a good start and reflect the growing strength and competence of anticorruption authorities in Iraq, particularly the Commission on Integrity".
The recent shooting has led some members of Congress to question Mexico's standard policy of refusing to allow American agents to be armed, while Mexico's president, Felipe Calderón, has responded bitterly to leaked diplomatic cables in which American officials criticized the competence of Mexican authorities in the fight against cartels.
Rather, identifying the source and the responsibilities falls within the scope and competence of legal authorities.
This tool is a part of the cities objectives to enhance competence of local authorities, development of a baseline scenario, and general capacity building.
The disappointment combined with a sense that he had lost all he once valued about himself -- a sense of competence, a feeling of authority and control -- and Mr. Jones began dabbling in drugs.
The aspects of an official decision or an administrative act that may be scrutinized by the judicial process are the competence of the public authority, the extent of a public authority's legal powers, the adequacy and fairness of the procedure, the evidence considered in arriving at the administrative decision and the motives underlying it, and the nature and scope of the discretionary power.
