Sentence examples for determined competent from inspiring English sources

The words focus groups used to describe Cameron were "determined", "competent" and "ruthless" – while the one volunteered for Miliband was "weird".

In the definitely sexualized condition, undergraduate students rated the girl as less moral, self-respecting, capable, determined, competent, and intelligent than when she was depicted in either the childlike or the ambiguously sexualized conditions.

With amyloid precursor protein (APP) variants (the Swedish- and London-type variants) related to familial Alzheimer's disease [18], [19] as model disease alleles, we were able to determine competent siRNA duplexes conferring ASP-RNAi [17].

Hillary came across as determined and competent and informed.

"Veterinarians performed an artificial insemination Sunday night after they determined no competent natural breeding had occurred between Mei Xiang and male giant panda, Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN)," zoo officials wrote in a statement.

President Bush put aside the Geneva requirement that their status be determined by a "competent tribunal" and himself made a "group status determination".

Mr. Loughner faces separate state charges, which will also be suspended until he is determined to be competent, officials said.

Nitschke made a rational assessment upon meeting Brayley, determined he was competent and rational and so did not impede him, it was claimed.

He also said the prisoners' status much be determined by "a competent tribunal," as required by the 1949 rules for treatment for prisoners of war.

In cases of doubt, they say, captives will be treated as prisoners of war until their status is determined "by a competent tribunal".

The Third Geneva Convention, which the United States has signed and ratified, says that when there is doubt about a prisoner's status, the question is to be determined by a "competent tribunal".