Sentence examples for competent first from inspiring English sources

Last year's Pirates celebrated their surprisingly competent first half by losing 14 of 16 games immediately after the All-Star break when they "just got complacent," in the words of Jason Bay, one of the team's few recognizable players.

These GPs argued that no one else knew the medical history of the affected patient as well as they did, and considered themselves the most competent first aider.

This mucus overlay is not only a physical shield; it retains epithelial produced antimicrobials and thereby provides a competent first line of defense against microbial attachment and invasion (Meyer-Hoffert et al, 2008).

Half-time rundown: Williams's score gives the 'Midweek Massive' (can you think of any better names?) a deserved advantage for a competent first-half display.

The doctor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the biggest difficulty -- one that the American ambassador, Alexander R. Vershbow, also said probably cost lives -- was the apparent absence of competent first-aid in the first crucial moments.

Later, in England's second innings, he added only nine to his competent first-innings knock of 52, and with all the laurels so far going to his opening partner and fellow left-hander Andrew Strauss, Cook will doubtless head for Mohali for the second Test starting on Friday keen to prove his own worth.

Josefson, 18, was a competent third-line forward for Djurgarden in the Swedish Elitserien.

What had been a stunning first half became simply a highly competent second — which, compared to some of the lackluster basketball on display in this year's tournament was, in its way, all the more remarkable.

ANTHONY KING Professor of British government at Essex University Like most manias, Cleggmania was always a delusion: a decent and modestly competent second-order politician thrust by the media into the role of hero-statesman.

A larger than usual cut of the vote for Mr Johnson could mean any number of things: that libertarian-leaning conservatives are especially disappointed with Mr Romney, that libertarian-leaning liberals are especially disappointed with Mr Obama, that the ranks of libertarian voters are growing, that Mr Johnson is an unusually qualified and competent third-party candidate, or a combination of these.

A competent eighth-grade mathematician could do that.