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He added: "I am acutely aware that confidence is not necessarily a measure of competence, some unjustifiably lack confidence yet others have more confidence than their ability justifies."

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The U.S. could use leaders of his competence and steely principle today.

He’s famously wary of investing outside his “circle of competence” and has mostly avoided the tech sector.

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Maduro promoted officers at a dizzying pace, primarily based on loyalty rather than competence, former military officers and researchers who have studied the Venezuelan military say.

A Cas statement said the FIG argued it had "no prerogatives" in the issuing of entry visas, and the Indonesian government's decision not to grant the visas falls "outside the competence" of the organisation.

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