("How competent I was! I would get a reputation for competence").
By the final months of his presidency, Americans judged Democrats to be more competent than Republicans by a margin of five to three .Regainingtheir reputation for competence is the most difficult task Republicans face.
He has a reputation for competence that Ms Royal lacks.
His reputation for competence underpins his party's electoral chances.
Opposition parties have attacked the Scottish government for this, cutting into the SNP's reputation for competence.
The other damage, however, has been done to the Financial Conduct Authority's reputation for competence.
Yet if Darling is no radical, he relishes his hard-won reputation for competence.
The Obama Administration is investing much of its reputation for competence in this plan.
One casualty may yet be Mr Darling himself, whose reputation for competence has been sorely strained.
The government's immediate task is to restore its reputation for competence.
Bertone's replacement, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, is a career diplomat with a reputation for competence and hard work.
