incompetence

Example Sentences

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They said: "To have overlooked it and not realised its importance is the most monumental piece of incompetence."

From BBC

The families called for "those past and present who have presided over this despicable incompetence" to be held to account and stripped of their pensions accrued during their time at the hospital.

From BBC

"It tells a tale of incompetence. It tells a tale of chaos."

From BBC

Independent media also act as watchdogs, investigating wrongdoing and raising the political cost of abuse – making it harder for leaders to get away with corruption or incompetence.

From Salon

“I had thought that it was largely the result of incompetence, and had not expected it to be deliberate,” Ms. Chang writes.

From The Wall Street Journal