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Belgian bishops issued a letter saying that "Someone, however, who is competent in the matter... may, after a serious examination before God, come to other conclusions on certain points. In such a case he has the right to follow his conviction..."

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: The Splendor of Dissent | 10/4/1993 | See Source »

"They're competent," Epps said. "There's not going to be confusion about how things are spelled; they know the publishing houses; they can recommend books themselves. They're not just clerks."

Author: By Jennifer L. Hanson, | Title: Obscure Textbooks Are Easy to Find | 10/2/1993 | See Source »

Gore and many others insist that the vast majority of civil servants are competent and willing workers who are endlessly frustrated by the system. By ) making raises and promotions dependent almost entirely on seniority, the system rewards those who timidly follow the rules and gives no incentive to creativity. Managers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorezilla Zaps the System | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

That was not likely to satisfy civil-liberties advocates, who can point to numerous cases in which underpaid, overworked or inexperienced defense lawyers missed crucial evidence that surfaced only on appeal. Biden and Attorney General Janet Reno tried to head off that objection by offering to guarantee and fund competent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: President Clinton: Laying Down the Law | 8/23/1993 | See Source »

Similarities to Shostakovich also spread into the third movement, where a two-note third was the subject of extensive development. Isolated events in the winds, often based upon a motif of rolling scales up and down, set off punctuation in the brass and strings. At the tranquil end of the...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Perlman and Zukerman Mesmerize in the Shed | 8/20/1993 | See Source »

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