Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,-health, peace, and competence. From LearnThat.org. [Alexander Pope, Source: Essay on Man. Epistle iv. Line 79.]
However, this technological competence is important. From Wordnik.com. [Perception vs. Reality: The Chemical Industry Challenge] Reference
Looks like competence is oozing all over the place with your team. From Wordnik.com. [Senator says Obama VP search team discussed 20 names] Reference
Its basis lies in competence and what I choose to call perspective. From Wordnik.com. [Education, Freedom and Regulation] Reference
Let us hope this competence is still left in our hands by the Euro - maniacs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-21] Reference
Amelie, competence is definitely the most important characterstic of a doctor!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09] Reference
There are points of similiarity but political competence is not the same as lying. From Wordnik.com. [Freud ..not that one] Reference
And that competence is as competence is perceived to be partly along a kind of ideological axis. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
What they buy is a certain core competence from a PC manufacturer; and price is not a core competence. From Wordnik.com. [The Egoless Corporation] Reference
Whether we have the qualifications and relevant information to judge that competence is another matter. From Wordnik.com. [NASA's New White House Liaison? - NASA Watch] Reference
More evidence that Gordon Brown's economic competence is as credible as his crime and inflation figures. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Chris launched them, but the charm of Billie and David's competence is what kept the show alive after Chris left. From Wordnik.com. [And so it begins...A Torchwood CoE Press Review] Reference
Coming on top of their handling of the floods crisis, a huge question mark over the Government's general competence is raised. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-05] Reference
OF COURSE the union opposes bonuses for the best teachers – the purpose of unions is to remove competence from the equation. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Compensation Philosophy that is Coming Soon to Doctors] Reference
This is the absurdist concept that education, training, experience - "competence" - don't matter. From Wordnik.com. [The Democratic Daily] Reference
Now, as to their competence, that is another matter. From Wordnik.com. ["Palin is now where she is ... not because she has fought her way to the top of the national greasy pole."] Reference
His great strength is competence, which is irrelevant. From Wordnik.com. [Turmoil and Triumph] Reference
The law developed a test for competence, which is absurdly low. From Wordnik.com. [wacotrib - Latest News Headlines] Reference
Now, maybe that contributes to a sense of competence, which is sorely lacking. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2005] Reference
I have had my serious doubts about this guy’s competence from the beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Obama’s Citizenship - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Indeed, the notion of competence is fundamentally a legal, not a psychiatric one. From Wordnik.com. [Reason Magazine - Hit & Run] Reference
Where is the next monumental insult to the idea of competence in the public sphere?. From Wordnik.com. [Ellis Weiner: Heckuva Job, Palie] Reference
I was no fan of Clinton, but his appointments at least seemed to factor in competence. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Top FEMA Deputies Make Brown Look Qualified] Reference
But his competence is a basic assumption of the law vesting him with the duty of deciding. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909] Reference
We're going from incompetence to competence, which is quite a sweep in the view of things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2008] Reference
Maybe it†™ s because of a lack of education or individual competence, which is sad. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Reference
By competence we mean what any professional would mean about technical competence in the field. From Wordnik.com. [Rediscovering Institutions] Reference
But something Ed said a moment ago we talked about on this program, the notion of competence or lack thereafter. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 7, 2007] Reference
But if he brings in some that are merely misguided or of questionable competence, that is for the judge to sort out. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
It thus inevitably fuels voters’ perceptions that a particular government’s claim to economic competence is bogus. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-16] Reference
But the problem for Giuliani is simple: he hired based on loyalty, not competence, which is what Dinkins and Koch did. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEWS BLOG] Reference
Otherwise, you're directly challenging my honesty and integrity (aside from competence, which is for everyone to judge). From Wordnik.com. [Grist - the Latest from Grist] Reference
They've largely taken the form of trying to diminish me and my competence, which is not anything of wide public interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Passionate Attachment: America's Involvement with Israel, 1947 to the Present] Reference
It amazes me that "competence" is supposed to be her deal. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Raising Bucks Off Of Obama's "Bush-Cheney Lite" Attack] Reference
Better, don't mention "competence" and Republicans in the same context, ever. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy's First Genuine Bad Press Day Of 2008 Campaign -- Will More Follow?] Reference
When he told the 1988 convention that the election would be about "competence," not "ideology," Republicans pounced. From Wordnik.com. [Labels Do Matter] Reference
There's nothing the voters of the P.R.M. love more a hyper-technocrat who thinks "competence" is the same thing as vision. From Wordnik.com. [SurveyUSA: Hillary And Romney Way Ahead In Massachusetts] Reference
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