Collocations withincompetence
These are words often used in combination withincompetence.
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example of incompetence
The whole exercise was an example of incompetence or, possibly, a lack of interest in consumer welfare.
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gross incompetence
The government too showed gross incompetence in its handling of the policy.
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level of incompetence
That is the level of incompetence with which we are dealing.
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professional incompetence
The duplicity and professional incompetence of a few such frauds is legend among forensic linguists.
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sheer incompetence
However, it is also arguable how far what went wrong was due to sheer incompetence.
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