Sentence examples for instead of the competent from inspiring English sources
Coker plays like the liability he was early in the season instead of the competent game manager he has become down the stretch.
In light of the ensemble's enthusiasm for "Dim Sum" and other imaginative projects, a listener would have preferred to hear more contemporary works instead of the highly competent but mostly unmemorable performances of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 1 and Dvorak's String Quartet No. 14.
I'm not a hot rodder, and this is obviously not a sport coupe, but I'd prefer a vehicle that feels crisp instead of flighty, eager instead of merely competent.
"Will carbon capture and storage ever make fossil fuels safe?" The Guardian should employ some competent headline writers, instead of the ones who came up with that pathetic line.
The individual performance of the competent jerk is great.
A fair and transparent dialogue between the industry and competent authorities is necessary, aligning the expectations of the competent authorities and their fulfilment by industry with each other.
Instead of the World Series.
instead of the 1percentnt.
instead of the Mod Podge.
