Sentence examples for competency of the state from inspiring English sources

Putin believed that Russia had grown weak and ineffectual in the nineties, and during the first year of his Presidency he and a council of economic advisers carried out reforms meant to bolster the authority and the competency of the state.

Meanwhile, everyone who can't pay will be out of luck, since evacuation is no longer a "core competency" of the state, and besides, the state shouldn't interfere with the free market.

He also questioned the competency of the officials stating: "You wouldn't get a Mexican referee and a Canadian linesman in the final of the World Cup".

Equipped with Habermasian "communicative competency", state-of-the-art gadgets, and growing leisure for activism, the Filipino middle class has shown little patience for old excuses and business-as-usual politics.

"If it weren't for the competency of the groups in the state and the prospects of what they've done, those national groups wouldn't spend a dime," Donnelly said.

In Germany the 'vertical' allocation of political competencies on the different levels of the state is determined by the constitution ('basic law' - Grundgesetz).

The presence of a department office and the clinical competency of the educators were more favored by state residents.

Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty will leave this question in the exclusive sovereign competency of each Member State, including Ireland, and this will also apply to future treaties.

His first term, which began in 2000, centered on restoring the authority of the state and bringing a basic sense of order and competency to the administration of government.

Much of the public money also goes toward lobbying state officials, an activity that Ronald J. Packard, chief executive of K12, has called a "core competency" of the company.

Licensing is established to ensure the competency of the driver.