Clark, no great musician himself but a brilliant organiser, knew how to pick competent players and by 1960 he had the line-up he wanted: himself on drums, Mike Smith (keyboards and lead vocals), Lenny Davidson (lead guitar), Huxley (bass) and Denis Payton (saxophone).
So far, however, Mr. Bloomberg has generally been given high marks from scholars and even political opponents for picking a competent and professional cabinet.
My Campaign Stops column this week runs through Mitt Romney's possible vice presidential picks, and concludes that everything we've seen from the Romney campaign suggests they'll make the most cautious, first-do-no-harm, don't-rock-the-boat choice possible — which probably means picking the competent, experienced, and completely unexciting Ohio Senator Rob Portman.
Remember, though, that you are rather naive: please try to pick a competent president this time.
The choice of Mr. Cheney underscored Mr. Bush's determination to pick a competent No. 2 who would know how to govern.
Montgomery picked the quietly competent and methodical Dempsey to command the Second Army, which contained several Canadian and Polish units as well as British forces, in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944.
In picking Kaine, Clinton hopes to further define her candidacy as hopeful and competent ― as well as brand her opponent, Donald Trump, as a reckless con-man.
Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up from less competent people".
Most economists ridiculed industrial policy on the ground that government was not competent to pick winners and that free markets would make the appropriate investment.
Picking up on an earlier court's ruling that such an education leaves a citizen competent to vote and to serve on a jury, Justice DeGrasse elaborated: "A capable and productive citizen doesn't simply show up for jury service.
