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competence
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competence
1. Law the state of being legally competent or qualified
2. Embryol the ability of embryonic tissues to react to external conditions in a way that influences subsequent development

competence [′käm·pəd·əns]
(embryology)
The ability of a reacting system to respond to the inductive stimulus during early developmental stages.
(geology)
The ability of the wind to transport solid particles either by rolling, suspension, or saltation (intermittent rolling and suspension); usually expressed in terms of the weight of a single particle.
(hydrology)
The ability of a stream, flowing at a given velocity, to move the largest particles.
(mining engineering)
A property of rock strata which possess sufficient strength to span a mine opening without failure.


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Van Arkadie started working there in the very early stages of the revival of Western multilateral support in the late 1980s, and has continued to visit frequently; Mallon is a Hanoi resident, with language competence, who started working on Vietnam for the Asian Development Bank, provided major support to the reopening of their country office, and continues to work as a consultant.
Further, casual interpreters could lack the language competence to relay important messages to the patient and unintended results could compromise patient care.
programs at these colleges have a higher level of English language competence than their Hebrew speaking counterparts, but a comparison study of actual proficiencies should be done in order ascertain whether these results reflect cognitive skill levels or affective attitudes.
 
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