Sentence examples for proficient if from inspiring English sources

The plots are proficient if not remarkable, but writer Nick Fisher's dialogue is crisp.

The hype has since moved on, revealing a proficient if unimaginative Joan Jett tribute.

The Prussian king Frederick William I (reigned 1713 40) had created perhaps the most proficient, if not the largest, army in Europe but had displayed no eagerness to use it except in the service of the empire, and then only reluctantly.

Dolan doesn't care much for talking to reporters -- although he is proficient, if cagy, when he speaks, and his grandfatherly mien can be disarming -- but he cares even less for those who provide the news media with details of talks during negotiations.

"He was so absolutely proficient — if there's anyone that could have survived the encounter last night, it would have been Ron, Capuanoo said, stopping himself as he tripped on the words and cried.

In contrast, Sir2p, Sir3p, Sir4p (Aparicio et al. 1991), and the YKu complex (Boulton and Jackson 1998) are all essential for TPE, although ykuΔ cells are TPE proficient if they also lack RIF1 and RIF2 (Mishra and Shore 1999).

Parents were excluded if not sufficiently proficient in Italian or if accessing the centre for reasons other than child vaccination.

Software programs and tests can assist in thoroughly assessing skillsets to determine which skills they're proficient in and if they're aligned with the skillset required for the position.

Did Australia's gold medal fourth placing in Athens and Sydney mean that Australians (even though we're a potpourri of races) are somehow inherently proficient in sport, as if all the sunshine we get bestows on us special powers as it does Superman?

The best prediction if someone made the jump is if they became proficient in Java, which became the underlying language of the web.

Luis Martinez, the driver, chuckled when asked if he was proficient in the Asian language.