Competence
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214 examples of Competence in a sentence
Shortly after seeing this film I questioned the mental
competence
of every actor and actress that accepted a role.
Right up until the end the bad guys have the upper-hand - always - which kind of put into question the
competence
of the good guys.
There's less gore, less nudity, fewer shocks and much less technical
competence
on display here.
The desolate atmosphere - more a result of the setting itself, rather than of directorial
competence
- is about all it has going for it.
Trying to make a movie around this requires
competence.
And that scene at the mirror proves that Montgomery hadn't even the
competence
to master his gimmick, as it is plainly shot at an angle to hide the camera, so that the camera does not see Marlowe's reflection as he would have seen it.
This scores a three only for the visual competence; Rube Goldberg meets a pinball machine, with the free-floating '3D' perspective.
I lay the blame for most faults squarely on the shoulders of the director, a former designer and art director on some classic horror films who seems to be well out of his area of
competence
here.
There was nothing prior to those frames to indicate even basic
competence
on the filmmaker's part, much less a potential masterpiece.
I really cannot add much more to this then to say that the film is very, very bad and devoid of any merit whatsoever except if you enjoy watching people pour out their hearts only ending in cinematic misery for the viewer built by the foundation of their lack of talent and
competence.
Christina Nigra, who plays opposite Thomas as "Kim," definitely out-acts him, but her character doesn't offer any more model of
competence
than his.
Sean Abley's film "Socket" fails in every respect; the story is flat, pointless, and uninteresting, the acting is remarkably unprofessional, the cinematography reflects a frightening absence of creativity (or even competence), and the director reveals that he has no eye for screen presentation.
Gregory Peck's performance is Oscar worthy, he projects command presence and
competence.
Thumbing one’s nose at scholarly evidence is always a bad idea, but it is especially damaging to an institution that relies so heavily on the credibility of its technical
competence
and neutrality.
Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong’s government, has the opportunity to restore integrity and proper governance in one of the most important statutory bodies in the territory by choosing a person solely on the basis of unimpeachable honesty and
competence.
The arguments for low interest rates seem to me to require a degree of government
competence
that is unlikely, given political parties' current positions and the existing structure of the institutions that make fiscal policy.
Advancement is based not on how long students sit in a classroom, but on their
competence
in the topics they are studying.
Sarkozy surprised everyone by offering the position to a French Socialist, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man with real
competence
who enjoys widespread respect.
Besides, many “electronic plumbers” have emerged who will come to your computer and fix the problem as you while away the hours working where your
competence
lies.
Persson exudes
competence
and authority.
He relies on government ministers selected more for their loyalty (and family ties to him) than for their
competence.
But requiring that children spend more time in school will not boost cognitive performance and social
competence
unless we also increase the time children spend outside the classroom.
The problem is that economic and social reform are purely national responsibilities, and do not lie within the
competence
of the Union; if there is to be economic and social reform in France and Germany, that is a matter exclusively for French and German voters and politicians.
Electoral cycles (and the accompanying political pressures) are such that monetary policy, banking, and many other areas of policy and economic activity must be overseen by those with professional
competence
and a much longer time horizon than that of politicians.
Freed of stifling coalition agreements with a reluctant SPD or a coldly calculating FDP, Merkel could choose her cabinet based on
competence
and vision, rather than party politics.
Building intellectual capital and institutional
competence
can take years, but it can be done.
Likewise, Eurozone leaders extended the EFSF’s
competence
to deal with banks’ solvency, but stopped short of transferring banking supervision from national agencies to a European body.
To succeed, governments will need adequate capacity, competence, and legitimacy to mobilize and interact with all stakeholders, thereby creating an attractive investment climate.
But they actually reflect frustration among a population that has been poorly governed by a succession of leaders picked by China’s central government more for their loyalty than their
competence.
They worry about not only competence, but also the old transatlantic issue of “burden sharing.”
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