incompetence

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We cannot keep complaining about referees week in week out and when tangible evidence of their incompetence is availed, we fail to act, "Mutua told

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  • The focus of all this incompetence is the shooting of F. W. Murnau's silent classic Nosferatu, and that choice of focus was a serious mistake. —  F ;SF; - vol 101 issue 01 - July 2001
  • I see this as justice for the incompetence, arrogance, obstinacy, and disrespect that they have shown to my company and to me. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • It was hilarious when it happened to MediaSentry, I'm sure it'll be even funnier in Danish. there is a baseline level of incompetence which is unacceptable even for the RIAA —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • As WEB correctly points out - diversification is a protection against incompetence, which is a fair characterization for most portfolio managers. —  GuruFocus Updates
  • White House "incompetence" - without reference to wrongheadedness and lies - was still used as a campaign centerpiece by many Democrats in the 2006 election. —  Daily Kos
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  1. = French incompétence = Spanish Portuguese incompetencia = Italian incompetenza; as incompeten(t) + -ce.
 

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