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Discover LudwigThe term "the competences" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to something's abilities or proficiency and can be used in many different contexts. For example, "The employee demonstrated solid competences in customer service, conflict resolution, and data entry."
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the competences
noun
The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
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The competences of the constitutional court cannot be changed overnight".
It's very difficult to say what would be the competences that could be repatriated.
"Our focus is very much on the competences new solicitors have on their first day, not how they got there".
This change "does not increase the competences" of the union, according to a draft of the summit conclusions — a sentence aimed at excluding the necessity for referendums.
Draft deal: Measures taken by euro countries "shall respect the competences, rights and obligations of member states whose currency is not the euro".
This is particularly evident if we look at the competences of the European regional governments.
Some of the competences deal with the ability to react in critical situations.
The competences to fund the commercialization of regenerative medicine are poorly established in Finland.
We also found that personal and contextual factors have a relevant impact on the competences subsets.
Modern tendencies in engineering education set certain requirements on the competences to be obtained.
In the second step, the competences of the three training vocations were compared.
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