Sentence examples for sufficient aptitude from inspiring English sources

They then entered a meritocracy, first as ladies-in-waiting to the sultan's concubines and children, then to the sultan's mother and finally - if they showed sufficient aptitude and were beautiful enough - to the sultan himself.

Some science writing graduate programs, like the one at the University of California, Santa Cruz, offer their degree exclusively to applicants with at least a bachelor's degree in science, while others, like the Johns Hopkins program, are open to anyone who demonstrates sufficient aptitude in science and writing.

Clark went on to say: "The Army is giving blue discharges, namely discharges without honor, to those who have had no fault other than they have not shown sufficient aptitude for military service.

I say that when the government drafts a man from civil life and puts him in the military service... and, thereafter, because the man does not show sufficient aptitude gives him a blue discharge, or a discharge without honor, that fact should not be permitted to prevent the man from receiving the benefits to which soldiers are generally entitled".

If there is sufficient genetic aptitude, a person's mastery of a skill depends on his motivation to improve, on his receiving continuous information or sensory feedback about the adequacy of his performance during training, and on such factors as the rewarding effects of corrections made during successive practice periods.

Elite athletes are outliers in natural aptitude and sufficient development.

Patients meeting the following inclusion criteria will be recruited: individuals aged 18 or older with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder as stated by the DSM-IV, presenting mild to moderate depressive symptoms (as measured by BDI) of at least two months of duration, and having sufficient physical and cognitive aptitudes to understand and give written informed consent.

One strand of research suggests that programs to promote entrepreneurship should target individuals with the highest growth potential, with sufficient cognitive skills and entrepreneurial aptitude.

Apparently, the currently available tests are too costly, impractical, unknown, or inaccessible for researchers to use, or it may be widely believed that biographical reports and self-rated proficiency scores are sufficient to capture differences in language aptitude.

The problem is that Mr Gandhi has so far shown no particular aptitude as a politician, nor even sufficient hunger for the job.

For the remaining, low-hazard third of the sample, it could be that their aptitude (after controlling for AFQT) is not sufficient for jobs that match their level of formal schooling.