Sentence examples for competent to win from inspiring English sources

"I don't think it's possible for a party that's not thought to be economically competent to win.

Spartak may have lost to Chelsea at home but they had been competent enough to win the two previous games in the group.

First, candidates who were perceived as competent were less likely to win the actual Congressional election, whereas candidates who appeared dominant were more likely to win votes in the actual Congressional election.

Candidates that appeared more competent were more likely to win votes of male [r (106) = 0.60, p<0.0001] (see Figure 2, bottom row) and female [r (106) = 0.61, p<0.0001] voters (see Figure 2, top row).

But there have been worse performances for the sake of better spectacle: a road game against a highly competent opponent that was playing to win, and the Whitecaps sawed them off (and could have won but for Mattocks's disallowed goal, which Vancouver is still arguing about).

In 2006, the researchers ran a similar study before elections were held, and the competent-looking candidates went on to win in seventy-two per cent of Senate races and sixty-nine per cent of gubernatorial ones.

Romney's strategy was predicated on the idea that, as long as he appeared competent, all he had to do to win was be the not-Obama.

Surely a good sign for a road game against a highly competent opponent that will be playing to win on Thursday – the Los Angeles Galaxy?

"Anyone who is competent and qualified … they are never going to win.

In the city's answers, however, he is called a competent officer, albeit one involved in an elaborate ruse to win a pension.

"He's very competent in all areas, he's got a will to win and he's an all-action type of player".