How to pronounce competence

Listen to competence in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“competence” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 92 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. largely outwith competence.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 24:35 · hear it here

  2. to increase market competence.

    Federal Reserve · watch from 48:15 · hear it here

  3. competence and political will.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 105:17 · hear it here

  4. was autonomy and competence.

    NSF · watch from 13:36 · hear it here

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