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One thing about Australia's recent Carlton Mid Series against the Proteas that struck me as being particularly inept was the perfunctory and unceremonious manner in which Steve Smith was acknowledged as player-of-the-series, receiving little more than a handshake before Mark Nicholas threw to the end credits and another post-cricket airing of Christopher Reeve-era Superman.
These facts make Doc Martin a must-see for those prospective doctors who want to fit in to the medical establishment which, as you know, is filled with imperious, socially inept , grumpy doctors who may, if you're lucky, be brilliant.
Cameron doesn't need their affection, he just needs to sow anxiety about a fragile economy slipping through inept Labour fingers.
Consequently, your calls for the US to get involved in this crisis undermines the democratic process in Nigeria and co-opts the growing movement against the inept and kleptocratic Jonathan administration.
Germans claim they are sick of bailing out corrupt or inept governments – very reasonable.
To see what makes thecentre:mk special, go to the new mall next door: Midsummer Place, an inept design of "friendly" wavy roofs and tacky materials which contrasts with the original vision in almost every way.
Jackson Pollock, to name but one giant of modernism, is a pre-eminent example – he was a shockingly inept draughtsman – but there are dozens of others.
The New York Times called Alone in the Dark "inept on every level", while Entertainment Weekly referred to him as "the Ed Wood of this new movie century".
Wins over world champions like Devon Alexander, Marcos Maidana, Zab Judah, Andriy Kotelnik and Paulie Malignaggi have pushed him to the fringe of the Hall of Fame discussion, but the high-profile setbacks – a tactically inept knockout loss to Danny Garcia and 54-second destruction at the hands of Breidis Prescott – have often subverted his ascent at the worst possible times.
Plibersek's spokesman said on Friday: "Who is Mr Brandis to dictate the language on the Middle East peace negotiations?" The spokesman said the intervention this week amounted to "another foreign policy embarrassment for the Abbott government, which is why [Brandis] was forced by the foreign minister and the Foreign Affairs Department to rush out a statement about his inept pronouncements".
Friedman and Schwartz made a convincing case that it was inept monetary management by the Federal Reserve Bank that was the main culprit.
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The word "inept" functions primarily as an adjective. As shown in Ludwig, it modifies nouns to describe a lack of skill, competence, or suitability. Ludwig examples highlight its usage in contexts ranging from describing individuals to systems.
Expression frequency: Very common
