competent authority
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcompetentandauthority
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competent
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/us/ˈkɑːm.pə.t̬ənt/
able to do ...
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authority
noun
uk/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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(Definition ofcompetentandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Questions still evolve around deciding who will be thecompetentauthorityfor education.
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Two of them clearly came through the transmission mechanism where there was no argument oncompetentauthority.
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This is, in principle, a localised problem which should, as such, be solved by thecompetentauthorityof the relevant airport.
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I believe that the definition of thecompetentauthorityhas improved and allows for the appropriate margins.
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On their return, the transporters must send back completed route plans to the samecompetentauthority.
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We need acompetentauthoritywith a clearly defined role, with no possibility for delegation.
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Return of products must be authorised by thecompetentauthorityof the country of the establishment of origin.
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It is generally agreed that the existing 30-day period is not long enough for acompetentauthorityfully to consider a new marketing dossier.
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If there is any ambiguity, notifiers applying under the simplified procedure could find that thecompetentauthoritydoes not agree and rejects their notification.
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The regulation under which action was taken does not provide for the establishment of any tribunal other than thecompetentauthority.
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I hope that with the creation of one morecompetentauthoritythe demand for these statistics will be exercised with discretion.
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Who is thatcompetentauthoritywho can so order?
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We must have somecompetentauthoritytelling us, perhaps telling them, whether they are ill or not.
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No, it says "competentauthority," which is not quite the same thing.
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One phrase caught my eye—"thecompetentauthority".
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The clause does not say that he must have some authorization; he need not even be acompetentauthority.
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In paragraph (a) we were dealing with acompetentauthority.
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The power of ratification lies with the propercompetentauthority.
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The sheriff is an impartial andcompetentauthorityto settle matters, and there should be no further power to enter into litigous proceedings.
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Thecompetentauthorityconcerned will have to decide whether to support the take-over or to join in the resistance to it.
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