Sentence examples for competent candidate from inspiring English sources

So the Times was not prepared to choose between May "the competent candidate" and Gove "the visionary who needs to prove his competence".

True, she is a competent candidate running a decent campaign.

It repeated the line "Who needs a competent candidate?" four times to prove the point.

(In contrast, Democrats are likely to have a competent candidate, most likely Representative Bruce Braley).

While incumbency confers some advantage, it can always be trumped in an election by the supporters of a more competent candidate.

The state Republican chairman, State Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., welcomed Mr. Treffinger into the race as an intelligent and competent candidate.

In these circumstances, the importance of choosing only the most competent candidates cannot be overstated.

We don't want term limits so that we can be precluded from electing competent candidates.

"Managers are affected by stereotypes and make hiring decisions to serve their own self-interests, so organizations may not get the most competent candidates," said Dr Lee said.

Staid appreciation for competent candidates has never made ballot boxes burst, and political dedication by its nature requires a degree of magical thinking: a privileging of optimism over lived experience.

He needs to make sure the Parliament and the government put in place an electoral system that encourages competent candidates to run and enables a broadly accepted election with international monitors.