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Discover LudwigThe phrase "have a competence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skills or abilities in a particular area.
Example: "To succeed in this role, you must have a competence in data analysis and interpretation."
Alternatives: "possess a skill" or "have expertise".
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Anyone can join in, because words (unlike palettes and pianos) lead a double life: we all have a competence.
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Someone with poor Spanish, or a child who is on their way to adult competence, nevertheless has a competence in Chomsky's sense.
This instrument consists of visual analogue scales and Likert scale items and has a competence cutoff score of at least 60.
Twenty-two isolates had a competence higher than 10 4 under the induction of CSP-1: 11 isolates of 6B, 4 isolates of 14, 4 isolates of 19F, and 3 isolates of 23F.
Post says that in mutual aid organizations like AA, people feel they have a special competence in helping, having been there themselves.
But the Chief of Staff is presumed to have a special competence and a purity of motive, since the Army is non-political.
The firm does have a core competence, says Mr Yeoh, which is to build and maintain infrastructure assets of first-world quality at third-world prices.
Forbes: You have a core competence in handling city traffic?
Subjects will need to have a 'reasonable' competence in English but … (P1).
It is also desirable to have a knowledge competence model of subject matters, on which learning objects can fit in.
Clinical Trials Management: Pharma/device companies have a critical competence in managing clinical trials with an array of patients and the necessary requirements to have research findings that can pass muster with the FDA and/or health plans.
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