adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
extremely
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Also he's an extremely competent carpenter, as you saw yourself.
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He is - was - an extremely competent forensic biologist, but I doubt whether he would have gone any higher.
highly
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Transformation of highly competent E.coli cells with the ligation mixture gave rise to one Ap R clone.
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All three were highly competent , but their ambitions overrode their talent.
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He was a skilled and artistic weaver ... A highly competent woodworker ... A good herdsman ... A fine farmer ....
less
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Subservience is also shown because other prisoners see it as a mask, necessary for survival for weaker or less competent prisoners.
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Thus, the island has increased output dramatically just by specializing, even though Gilligan was far less competent at both tasks!
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First, the administrative process becomes more politicized and less competent .
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They tend to be more clingy and less competent , both socially and intellectually.
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Have they become relatively more competent in dealing with them, or less competent?
mentally
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In 1994 a judge ruled that prisoners who were mentally competent were free to starve themselves to death.
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Salvi has been declared mentally competent to stand trial Feb. 5.
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She was mentally competent and she had the capacity to decide for herself.
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Which is whether your son was mentally competent to commit a crime on May fourth, Nineteen-seventy-seven.
more
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Have they become relatively more competent in dealing with them, or less competent?
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The task of assessing this forceful leader must necessarily be left to others more competent and better informed than myself.
most
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It is precisely there that they considered themselves the most competent and consequently interfered in all spheres of its life.
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But a very large percentage do, and this includes some of the best, most competent , and most caring ones.
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Systematic in the acquisition of the best available maps, Faden developed the most competent cartographic service of the period.
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Almost invariably the specialist or expert will focus on that section of the proposal which he feels most competent to criticize.
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He was the most ingenious fisherman, the most resourceful craftsman, and the most competent sailor whom I had ever met.
perfectly
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Phoebe was good at looking into things, she discovered; never brilliant, but perfectly competent .
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Adair complains that ` John Madden is a perfectly competent organiser of visual material and an effective director of actors.
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He's perfectly competent , well supplied with money always, and it's no more than a quarter past nine.
technically
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At the level of the individual director, being functionally skilled and technically competent no longer makes a difference.
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It is both professionally and technically competent .
very
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I've heard she's very competent professionally.
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Normally the officials are not very competent .
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She's a very competent , well-paid housekeeper.
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Joe was always very , very calm, very competent .
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He was a fanatical and not very competent golfer and a member of the Royal Bucks Club.
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He was very competent and very ambitious, but he was also a tyrant.
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Nevertheless, she was a handsome woman and very competent and Modi persuaded her to pose for him nude.
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All nationalized industries require very competent and ubiquitous managers.
■ NOUN
authority
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The Panel wants to be the competent authority and to be explicitly designated as such.
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The notice can be given either by the Central Authority or, to save time, directly by the competent authority.
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The declaration may also require prior authorisation by the competent authority to be obtained in each particular case.
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The involvement of the competent authority is thus essential to the existence and nature of any coinage system.
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He did it without pushing and shoving but with competent authority .
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The Directive was concerned with relations between competent authorities which were responsible for protecting the interests of investors and companies.
people
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And they like to be treated as the smart, competent people they are.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Competent skiers should find no difficulty with the course.
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A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem quickly.
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Ben took out his pen and produced a quick but very competent sketch of the building.
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Most of the essays were competent but one was really outstanding.
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New students are expected to be competent in mathematics.
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The roofers did a competent job.
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Though the country is poor, the doctors and nurses are qualified and competent .
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Tomita is a highly competent translator.
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We believe the patient was not mentally competent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was happy in his work and at home and was obviously a competent and confident man.
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Ramon Mitra has proved to be a competent Speaker in the House of Representatives.
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Some were competent and some were barely recognisable, but each had its unique charm.
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That was cowardice worthy of franchise forfeiture, because the Broncos were at least a competent team.
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These employees were competent and experienced.
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Why this has happened I am not competent to say, but it could be a fruitful and fascinating subject for research.