6 sentences with 'competence'
Example sentences and phrases with the word competence and other words derived from it.
• « The vast majority of Roman citizens and subjects were born into the social class in which they would remain all their lives, regardless of their own intelligence and competence. »
• « Likewise, at least some male authors of the Middle Ages were clearly aware that women were more than capable of wit, independence and competence. »
• « Ironically, Charles V himself had a terrible time managing anything, despite his intelligence and personal competence. »
• « Henry IV became popular with Catholics and Protestants alike for his competence, wit and pragmatism. »
• « The bourgeois were increasingly proud of their identity as "self-made" men, men whose financial success was based on intelligence, education and competence rather than on noble privilege and inheritance. »
• « At the same time, and in stark contrast to the early dreams of glory won on the battlefield, soldiers discovered that their own competence, even heroism, had been rendered irrelevant by the new technology of war. »