"From what do you know that I am competent to that?"

The lack of credentials was practically supplied by the steam-yacht 'Emperor,' which he had to present to the Tycoon as a gift from her Majesty; and the duties of interpreter were discharged for him throughout in the most efficient manner by the gentleman above referred to, Mr. Heusken, the American Secretary, whom he found 'not only competent for his special work, but also in the highest degree intelligent and obliging.'

The men are just as plucky, and more educated, more alert, more competent in every way.

A tribe of Arabs or a commando of Boer farmers would be far more competent than they.

Confronted with it suddenly, she found it, in truth, an impalpable cloud, and herself as little competent as the gravest philosopher to answer the self-suggested inquiry, "What shall I be when I am no longer Iridion?"

The fundamental objection to it is that scarcely two mindseven among the most competent of contemporary judgeswill agree as to what the best text is.

Still the fact, that they are competent by their masonic rank of accepting such a courtesy when extended, in itself constitutes a prerogative; for none but Masters, Wardens, or Past Masters, can under any circumstances become members of a Grand Lodge.

The most competent among those specially trained, whether son or outsider, should succeed to the position and land.

Indeed, although Washington was precocious,a surveyor at seventeen,it would argue qualities not hitherto ascribed to him were we to suppose that, along with his faulty grammar and spelling, he was competent at fourteen for such artistic selection and prudent omission as are shown by a comparison of his 110 Rules with the 170 much longer ones of the English version.