noun
1 qualities/training/experience
ADJECTIVE
▪ excellent , good , impeccable , impressive , solid , strong
▪ right
▪
She always had the right ~ to make it in the world of country music.
▪ academic , educational , teaching
▪ diplomatic , military , political , professional , scientific , etc.
▪ conservative , democratic , green , socialist , etc.
▪ national-security ( AmE )
VERB + CREDENTIALS
▪ have
▪
Actor Brent Everett has impressive ~.
▪ earn
▪ establish , prove
▪
They had already established their ~ as architects with office buildings.
▪ burnish ( esp. AmE ), emphasize , strengthen , underline ( esp. BrE )
▪ question
▪
Rush questioned his ~ to lead the group.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
▪
First, he had to establish his ~ as a researcher.
▪ ~ for
▪
She had excellent ~ for the job.
2 documents
ADJECTIVE
▪ media , press ( AmE )
▪
Nearly 200 reporters applied for press ~ to cover the case.
VERB + CREDENTIALS
▪ present
▪ check , examine
▪ issue
▪ get