Fearful of military coups, he purged the army of competent officers, switched money from effective to inexperienced brigades and constantly disrupted the military command structure.
If I had it to do over again, I would have hired somebody that was competent to manage their money, whom I was comfortable with and vice versa — and was local to me, not local to my parents".
I felt that I was competent enough to raise money and build a successful business regardless of my gender, not because of it.
Even if you have a regionally-concentrated electoral base, a lot of money, a competent campaign team, and significant mass appeal which you don't welding libertarians and white nationalists together seems like a self-defeating political project.
No wonder entrepreneurs sometimes feel as if they are playing a lottery when it comes to hiring new staff that is a consistent cut above merely competent; you pay your money, and you take your chances.
Even the best-run state programs lack enough money to provide competent lawyers for all indigent defendants who need them.
The Innocence Protection Act is intended to assure that states make DNA testing available for capital defendants and to provide more federal money to assure competent counsel.
Regardless of the modality, when the recipient government is accountable to its citizens and has a competent civil service such unconditional money is surely better than imposing our ideas as to how it should be spent.
Consultation on the Buildings Schools for the Future (BSF) projects in six areas being was ruled unlawful, although judges said the plans were "competent, rational and will save money".
From the big brokerages and "wealth mangers" like Merrill Lynch, UBS, Wachovia and Smith Barney to the local independent planner who might coach your kid's soccer team, all of them could be viable and competent candidates for managing your money.
