Indeed, Western commanders say the younger Taliban leaders now emerging are more radical but less competent than their predecessors.
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But Graff couldn't convince London's top jewelers to buy his competent but lackluster designs.
The prime minister, Ivars Godmanis, is a heavyweight, but lacks a competent team.
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This week's announcement of a new iPhone by a management team led by Tim Cook, who replaced Mr Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competent but uninspiring.
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The committee eventually ruled that calling in the application was competent, but branded Mr Salmond's actions "cavalier".
Are we now turning out children who are competent readers but who have little interest in reading for pure pleasure?
One might conclude that the Govt. has figured out that little McMoRan may be small but it is highly competent.
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Its 720p movie mode also looked competent, but bear in mind that it doesn't allow you to zoom while recording video.
But he proved a competent administrator when he was made transport minister in the late 1980s, and he served as minister of tourism and deputy prime minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's first government, elected in 1996.
Unfortunately, President Obama has tapped a replacement, commissioner Elisse Walter, who appears competent, but is not the leader to give the SEC the kick in the pants it so desperately needs in order to fulfill its mission of protecting investors.
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Solicitor Diane Turner, defending, said Mr Kinmond was normally a "diligent and competent" employee but had "taken a conscious decision to turn it on and enter with the auger running".
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With MacPherson struts up front and a beam axle in the rear located with a Watts Z-link to quell excess body movement the suspension is competent enough, but no one will want to autocross the Verano.
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As people on the left began to mutter that Mr Amato was a competent prime minister but an unconvincing candidate to win an election, the mayor let it be known that he is available.
But surely there were some competent accountants locally.
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In the case of abortion, where the young woman is competent to consent but cannot be persuaded to involve a parent, every effort should be made to help them find another adult to provide support, for example another family member of specialist youth worker.
It's the same thing if someone's got a driving licence, that driving licence says that you are competent to drive, but we know from the accident statistics a lot of people do not drive competently.
Judge Hittner initially found him incompetent to stand trial because of his addiction to prescribed painkillers, but in December 2011 found him competent after a forensic and psychiatric report said that Mr. Stanford had exaggerated his impairment.
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He was heavily sedated and on a ventilator at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, but was "alert, mentally competent and lucid" during the brief initial court appearance at his bedside on Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler found.
But the question arose about who was competent to make those decisions.
For three months I watched him go up in a glider, but he always had an experienced and competent instructor in the back seat.
But, along with the other generally competent performances by the candidates, it will be enough to get them the nod of approval on September 15th.
The choice of Mr Cheney shows confidence on Mr Bush's part - he is not picking someone who will help him massively in the election but instead opting for someone who is competent and a safe pair of hands and would help him in government.
As mentioned above, American politics don't involve many head-to-head debates between Republicans and Democrats, but both candidates are seen as more than competent debaters.
Obama may have edged past Romney on points alone this evening, but the Governor showed that he was certainly competent on foreign policy and capable of acting Presidential.
We trust that if we are successful people will like them, and if we are operationally competent we will make revenue, but we are very clear about our goal.
It heard Dr Abdullah had told the hospital's consultant that she was competent to perform the appendix operation but initially had not realised she had taken out an ovary by mistake.
The task may be difficult, but it is not beyond the capabilities of a competent communication group.
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