Though Liverpool's defence is, of course, an admirably proficient unit, yesterday it was subjected to disruption and was thus rather less mean and watertight than of late.
During a visit to Japan in August 1950, Prime Minister Robert Menzies presented the Gloucester Cup to No. 77 Squadron as the RAAF's most proficient unit of the past year.
No. 82 Wing was awarded the Duke of Gloucester Cup as most proficient RAAF unit of 1994, in part for its success in introducing the F-111G with minimal additional staff.
He is looking forward to the rematch between England and the US and, while he concedes that England will once again be favourites, he warns that if he were an England fan he "wouldn't want to play the United States", which these days is a tactically-sound, technically-proficient professional unit.
However, England's two most recent Tests - notwithstanding helpful conditions for a proficient Pakistan bowling unit - have produced fairly modest scores of 354, 262-9, 251 and 118-1.
"Iraqi army units are getting more proficient.
Mays, who starred as Ronnie Biggs opposite Sheridan Smith in ITV's Mrs Biggs, will play Sergeant Danny Waldron, a "highly proficient leader of an armed response unit whose unpredictable behaviour is becoming a threat to colleagues and suspects".
What this means is that in a head-to-head fight against an army unit with a reasonably proficient mortar crew, Dadool and its operators would be vulnerable, the more so when you consider the intensity of the muzzle flash visible in the video.
Instead of adding to the film, however, the casting makes it a little like watching the second-unit on any fairly proficient big-budget action film.
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS, clearly has a sophisticated production unit, with good cameras, technically proficient operators and editors who have access to all the best tools.
Approximately 56,000 Nationalist soldiers were trained by various German detachments in Spain, who were technically proficient; these covered infantry, tanks and anti-tank units, air and anti-aircraft forces, and those trained in naval warfare.
