Sentence examples for of a competent from inspiring English sources

There were no accidents, because we had obtained the services of a competent pilot, Ian McKean.

Neither democracy nor markets can flourish properly in the absence of a competent state.

Greece is adrift but in desperate need of a competent captain.

Or at least in the hands of a competent prosecutor and a decent legal teams it needn't.

She had a huge smile, but her eyes were downcast, in the manner of a competent and deferential nurse.

The appointment of a competent official with a solid track record and valuable foreign experience is, for now at least, a reassuring sign.

The report expresses dismay that around half of all prisoners have no qualifications and 40% have a reading age "lower than that of a competent 11-year-old".

"Out of this," he said Thursday, "will come a clear picture of a competent, strong, capable woman who shares the same judicial philosophy that I share".

Malcolm Bruce was the only outright loser from the changes, which is somehow characteristic of a competent performer who has never caught the party's imagination.

In fact, both an enhanced Afghan training effort and an expanded American and allied presence are necessary to achieve the goal of a competent Afghan military.

In its latest findings, the GMC told Patel that his clinical approach was not "sufficiently in line with the required standard of a competent pathologist".