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• a  properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
  a competent typist
• s  adequate for the purpose
  a competent performance
• a  legally qualified or sufficient
  a competent court
  competent testimony

• incompetent

News & Articles

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• Ex-trucker ruled competent for Iowa murder trial - ABC5 News Des Moines, IA
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A September trial has been scheduled for a former trucker who's been ruled mentally competent for a murder trial in Des Moines.
  June 17, 2013 - WOI-TV Des Moines
• Ex-trucker ruled competent for Iowa murder trial
  A September trial has been scheduled for a former trucker who's been ruled mentally competent for a murder trial in Des Moines.
  June 17, 2013 - WKBT La Crosse
• Trucker found competent for murder trial
  A former trucker accused of killing two men during a dispute at the trucking company's office last year has now been declared mentally competent and faces a murder trial this fall.
  June 17, 2013 - The Des Moines Register

Quotes

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• John McCain in San Francisco Chronicle
  The way McCain sees it, "any confident, competent country and its government should embrace competition ...... not hide from our competitors and cheat our consumers and workers."
• Didier Drogba in BBC News
  Drogba told French newspaper L'Equipe: "Benitez was a manager I respected a lot. He has really disappointed me. Until now, I found him very competent and also classy. A top boss would never go so low to attack a player."
• Rod Thorn in San Jose Mercury News
  He's been a big part of our success here the last seven years,Thorn said. "He's a wonderful guy. Very competent. I'm sure he'll do a great job there."