| 单词 | incompetency |
| 例句 | “My dearest, don’t mention governesses; the word makes me nervous. I have suffered a martyrdom from their incompetency and caprice. I thank Heaven I have now done with them!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Because of his mental illness and incompetency, George was never retried or prosecuted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "The level of medical mismanagement, incompetency, disrespect and outrageous behaviour is shocking and frankly, almost incomprehensible." Joan Rivers' daughter sues clinic 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Davis' attorney, Michael Holmes, filed a special plea of mental incompetency on behalf of Davis, who has battled drug problems in the past. Rapper Gucci Mane ordered back to prison 2011-01-04T18:36:08Z "The level of medical mismanagement, incompetency, disrespect and outrageous behavior is shocking and frankly, almost incomprehensible," Melissa Rivers said in her statement. Melissa Rivers sues over Joan Rivers' death 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z He also criticized the incompetency behind the travel ban, calling it “sloppy and confusing”. Late-night hosts on Trump's travel ban: 'He can really get a lot of stuff undone' 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z A forensic psychologist concluded that Bennett had faked incompetency and a judge ruled he was competent to stand trial. Man charged with abducting Michigan teen who was strangled dies while awaiting trial 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Instead, in a sequence indicative of the Dodgers’ offensive incompetency in these two games, both superstars failed to deliver. Dodgers waste Game 2 chances and move to the edge of another playoff collapse 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Prosecutors are fighting a designation of incompetency for the defendant. A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z A determination of incompetency means Dominguez cannot currently understand court proceedings, assist his attorney in his defense and understand his own status in the criminal proceeding. Ex-student accused in California stabbing deaths is mentally unfit for trial 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals just days ago — have thus far rejected Johnson’s incompetency claims. Missouri governor rejects mercy plea from man set to be executed for killing 6-year-old girl 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z But I promise you some D.A.s would contest a finding of mental incompetency no matter what. Column: This California D.A. says the death penalty is possible in Davis stabbings 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z As an official candidate for governor, Ferguson should not get in the habit of scapegoating underlings for missteps or incompetency within his administration. WA AG’s office ignoring judicial protocol at the taxpayers’ expense 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z “The closer in time to trial a sexual abuser gets, the more likely he claims incompetency,” Mitchell Garabedian, the accuser’s attorney in the Massachusetts case, said Tuesday. Ex-cardinal McCarrick faces second criminal sex charge, this one in Wisconsin 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z A finding of incompetency results in dismissal of the case. Behavioral health issues and the legal system: 5 fixes 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Doctors would face having their medical licenses suspended or revoked for “professional incompetency.” Kansas right pushing back more aggressively on LGBTQ rights 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z "So why? Why are they short? This is an indication of, number one, rewarding incompetency." Texas power grid holds amid record winter demand, but test isn’t over 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Troy Turner, the children’s father, said he believes that Hoggle is mentally ill, but feigning incompetency, and he will fight for changes to the system he sees as broken. Judge drops murder charges against Maryland mother of 2 missing kids 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z He has been accused of senility, stupidity and a wide spectrum of other incompetencies. Biden is now America's first octogenarian president. Here's what that means 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Kari Lake, the Arizona Republican candidate for governor, did not immediately claim fraud but in an interview said: "I hope there's been no malice involved, I know there's been incompetency." US midterms: Misleading election claims fact-checked 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “This is incompetency, I hope it’s not malice,” she told reporters. Maricopa County election machine issues spark failed GOP lawsuit, conspiracy theories 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z She added, “This is incompetency — I hope it’s not malice — but we’re going to fix this.” Voting Machine Problems in Arizona Fuel Right-wing Fraud Claims 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z That sense of government incompetency has also bled into an all-consuming worry about how bad Britain’s economic crisis could get. Britons React With Anger and Bewilderment as Liz Truss Quickly Exits 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “Your incompetency in failing to do so is no one else’s responsibility and you should certainly not be making others feel uncomfortable when they want to stick to their probably well organized plans.” The great airplane debate: Should you ever switch seats? 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Finkle’s priorities include advocating for a legislative change from the term “incompetency” to “ability to proceed” in hearings. The Times recommends: Michael Finkle for King County District Court 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Board members can be removed for “immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency or willful neglect of duty,” according to the Code of Maryland Regulations. Prince George’s school board chair could be removed by state ed board 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z What’s deeply rooted in our history and tradition is the presumption of female moral incompetency and the suspicion that if women’s physical activities aren’t policed, our uteruses will fall out. Perspective | Alito’s draft opinion would halt Title IX’s forward march 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “The fact that this has not been remedied over the last several months is absolute incompetency,” said Rich, who filed a grievance against Pierce administration earlier this month over the “failure to authenticate students.” Dozens of community colleges failed to turn over fraud data on possible fake enrollment 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Jerkiness, like incompetency, takes a toll on productivity. No More Working for Jerks! 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z The brother is referred to as a co-conspirator in the indictment against Ma, but prosecutors didn’t charge him because of his incompetency due to Alzheimer’s, the motion said. Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China has memory issues 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The architect of the Florida condo building that collapsed last month — killing at least 97 people — was suspended for "gross incompetency" years earlier over other structural failures, according to a report. Architect of collapsed condo suspended years ago for structural failure 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z The petition would have to charge the mayor with “incompetency, misconduct in office, willful neglect of duty, or felony or misdemeanor in office,” according to the charter. Baltimore crime, deteriorating quality of life prompt threats of tax boycott, petition to oust mayor 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z “There are positive things that we can offer people a better future, that aren’t just being negative or just looking at the scandals of the various incompetencies of the Biden administration.” ‘Some of his anger is legitimate’: Trump airs grievances, chides Biden 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z An internal affairs report released Tuesday by the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office upheld internal charges of “incompetency or inefficiency” against the nurses. Jailhouse nurses suspended following inmate’s death 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z To be honest, these Trojans probably were doomed from the start, irreparably damaged by their recent history and their conference’s incompetency. Unbeaten and unrespected, USC won't get a shot at national championship 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z But the comedy never quite transcends the tragedy, the compounding cruelties and incompetencies, the grand tragedy that overshadows all of them. Donald Trump’s Strongman Act, and Its Limits 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z But with 55 days to go before election day, the sense is building that this cycle has veered way beyond the normal imperfections and incompetency of US elections. 'Our democracy is deeply imperiled': how democratic norms are under threat ahead of the US election 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z "Honestly, I think my grandmother would think this was funny as hell," he told The Dallas Morning News, adding, "This is just an unbelievable level of incompetency." IRS knowingly sends stimulus check to dead grandmother, wealthy foreigner as vets, other Americans wait 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z “You have a lot of corruption, a lot of incompetency and it’s seriously hurting the Afghan military,” he said. Afghanistan watchdog delivers damning testimony on US failures: 'We have incentivized lying' 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Outrage over the killings and the incompetency exhibited by the authorities fuelled similar anger over the teenager’s treatment at the hands of a judge perceived as being both aggressive and vindictive. 'A defining moment': teenager's fight for justice galvanises Cyprus's feminists 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “There is finally accountability for the many failures. His incompetency as sheriff led to the death of my daughter Alyssa and 16 others,” she told The Associated Press. Republican-dominated Florida Senate backs sheriff’s suspension over Parkland shooting 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “Today’s comments are very much driven by the anger and resentment on the part of the Republican establishment at what they believe is an act of betrayal and gross incompetency,” Miller said. Trump portrays Mideast as a bloody sandbox, maligns Kurds 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z On February 7th, a settlement was reached regarding Morden’s petition of incompetency. A Father, a Daughter, and the Attempt to Change the Census 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z In Sri Lanka, and around the world, people were shocked by the image of bungling incompetency the government projected. The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z In March a judge ordered Freeman be treated for his mental incompetency. Man accused in hospital ramp killing due in court 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps my problems, in the beginning, were due to my own incompetencies with tech then. App-fueled mindfulness is on offer to stressed-out tech workers; does it do them any good at all? 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z But one thing this bill cannot fix is the sort of bureaucratic incompetency that the OIG identified within Homeland Security and the CBP. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Jordan’s attorney says he may disagree with the incompetency finding, but he would not challenge the recommendation that his client be committed. Serial arson suspect found not competent to stand trial 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z His views changed, though, because “the more and more experience I had with government, I concluded that the general incompetency of government didn’t make them the right people to decide life and death.” With a Death Row of 1, New Hampshire Is Poised to End Capital Punishment 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The argument could be made that the only thing they really have in common is they both exist because of the incompetency of the NCAA. Column: A twist in the usual college sports scandal 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z “Given the magnitude of the corruption, cronyism and incompetency in this administration, it’s definitely a war room-style effort.” Democrats jostle over investigations into Trump's finances, Russia... 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z State lawmakers complained of “a lack of urgency and incompetency” on the part of EPA. Toxics from manufacturing turn up in public water systems 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z The four are accused of maladministration, corruption, incompetency, and neglect of duty and certain high crimes. West Virginia’s House Judiciary Committee votes to scrap all four sitting state Supreme Court judges 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z In fact, the more I remember it, the more I realise most of my defining memories of 2010 are of cack-handedness, stupidity and incompetency. Which is the best World Cup ever? Rating contenders from 1954 to 2014 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court unanimously reversed the appellate court on Wednesday, ruling that Kremers’ violated procedure by tacking an involuntary medication order onto his incompetency finding. Court: Judge can’t drug defendant to make him competent 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The reason for the non-renewal was the same as the initial reason for firing her: incompetency. School employee says she was fired for reporting fraud 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Missouri’s constitution says elected officials can be impeached for “crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, wilful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offence involving moral turpitude or oppression in office”. Missouri’s governor is likely to be impeached 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Missouri’s Constitution allows leaders to be impeached for a wide array of failings — “crime, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.” Missouri Lawmakers Press On With Investigation of Gov. Eric Greitens 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The Missouri Constitution sets forth several grounds for impeachment: “crimes, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.” AP: The who, what, when and how of impeaching a governor 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z In Missouri, leaders are subject to impeachment for a broad array of failings: “crime, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office.” Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, His Affair, and the Chaos that Followed. 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z A March 25 fire at a four-story shopping mall in the regional capital, also called Kemerovo, prompted thousands of people to demonstrate last week, calling for regional officials’ resignations and alleging widespread corruption and incompetency. Siberian governor resigns after devastating mall fire 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z It also includes records of mental incompetency rulings and involuntary mental health commitments as well as criminal convictions. Thousands of firearms confiscated in court-ordered seizures 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z For all of its incompetency of craft, like a strange bit of outsider art, the film showcases a fascinatingly unrefined look at the very real fear felt by immigrants in Donald Trump’s America. Homemade dystopian drama 'Azad' should have remained in the home 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Her incompetency shouldn't be the starting assumption, despite the fact that there is reasonable cause to suspect she is impaired. What if My Mother’s Extramarital Cravings Are Linked to Dementia? 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Geraldo Rivera fiercely defended President Trump against accusations of mental incompetency Friday morning, saying the president has never been more capable and “intellectually in charge of himself” than he is now. Geraldo Rivera excoriates questions of Trump’s mental fitness: It is ‘low-down and dirty’ slander 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z I am in the Education Sector, so while this Ivy League Research experiment's waste of money, and professor time, and incompetency upsets me, it also alerts me of problems that need to be corrected. Fish May Be Good for the Growing Brain 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z I suggest that Kushner is now limited by his own lack of experience and general incompetency. Jared Kushner’s Vast Duties, and Visibility in White House, Shrink 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z The state order accusing the mortuary of “a pattern of incompetency” says dead bodies sometimes were left outside of refrigerators. Utah mortuary’s license suspended; alleged theft, misconduct 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z His attorneys say his physical ailments are equivalent to mental incompetency, under which execution is prohibited. Court rejects arguments raised by ill Ohio death row inmate 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z "But if the impulsive incompetency continues, then eventually — many, many months from now — Republicans will join the impeachment effort," Sherman said in a statement. The First Attempt to Impeach Donald Trump Just Got Underway 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z “I need to take some time off of the day-to-day” The investigation was prompted by Susan Fowler, an ex-Uber engineer, whose disturbing account of pervasive sexism, harassment, and incompetency at the ride-hail company. Uber CEO says he will take a leave of absence, as probe into toxic workplace concludes 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z As far as most Americans were concerned, the financial crisis was brought on by the excesses of Wall Street bankers and the incompetency of our political leaders. Trump is no fascist. He is a champion for the forgotten millions | John Daniel Davidson 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Even incompetency on the level of Goodell’s has not managed to kill the league that lays the golden eggs. Merits of mediocrity: how the NFL may have lucked itself into a good season 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Reinke submitted her voluntary resignation that night, citing “my incompetency with Twitter” and “a dreadful mistake” in emails to State Health Officer Terry Dwelle and Deputy State Health Officer Arvy Smith. State health agency spokeswoman resigns over debate tweets 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Do we not notice the gross incompetencies here? New York Today: Bail Is Set for a Suspect 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z By getting the hearing live-streamed, he'll hope to expose what he says are some of the incompetencies of this entire case. Kim Dotcom wins right to livestream extradition appeal - BBC News 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Attorneys for Redstone argued that plans to sell a stake in movie studio Paramount Pictures against his wishes -- and not mental incompetency -- contributed to his unexpected decision. Sumner Redstone's attorneys say he removed key lieutenants from trust over Paramount sale 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Gebrselassie told The Associated Press that the federation was “marred with incompetency.” Gebrselassie, other athletes protest at Ethiopia federation 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z But he said he believes several “bald-faced lies” were made about the relationship to lawmakers, showing Bentley’s incompetency as a leader. House plans committee to probe impeachment merits 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z There are two ways to react to Netflix's true crime sensation Making a Murderer — one being abject horror at incompetency and moral bankruptcy running amok in the US justice system. Making a Murderer's Dean Strang is a fashion icon 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state must prove competency if the defense alleges incompetency. Supreme Court upholds competency standard in homicide 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z “It’s rare that these incompetency determinations are actually made. More often there’s a finding of malingering. Here we are four years later.” Mental illness stalls case of bomb outside Detroit building 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s part of the new paradigm: if the recruiter demonstrates ignorance, it may be construed not as an issue of respecting privacy, but as incompetency. Recruiting In-Demand Talent Is About Relationships And Trust 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z It is no wonder that Scott Adams’ Dilbert comic strips are so frequently shared across corporate emails to shed a good laugh on organizational incompetency. SAPVoice: Can You Rise to Incompetence? 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z “Sometimes they are the result of the incompetency of the person involved in the restoration and sometimes they are the result of the ongoing conflicts within the monuments commission,” he said. Egyptian Antiquities Remain at Risk 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z A number of popular radio programs spend an increasing amount of their time debating the perceived incompetency of Barça both on and off the pitch, too. What's wrong with Barcelona? 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z But the position didn’t last long, according to court records, as Lutz slipped back into incompetency. Former Montgomery doctor Lutz is ruled mentally fit to be tried in 2002 slaying 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z A less sober voice, Sarah Palin, told Fox News that the “administration’s incompetency is really shining bright in this one.” Conservatives are finally right: Obama is not a dictator. He’s a bystander. It also refused to seal Hollie’s medical records being used to support his incompetency claim. Miss. court denies motion for competency hearing 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z But Durham’s attorneys opposed the motion, noting that they’d given no notice of an insanity defense or incompetency claim. Judge rejects mental exam for Kenya abuse suspect 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, arguing that Middleton’s claim of mental incompetency was not valid and was a last-ditch effort to create an “artificial time shortage” so he could gain a stay. Two former attorneys general in Utah arrested on charges of bribery Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Middleton's claim of mental incompetency was not valid and was a last-ditch effort to create an "artificial time shortage" so he could gain a stay. U.S. judge stays Missouri execution of convicted killer 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton and her phalanx of aides and spinners appear to have worked out a strategy for dealing with the growing incompetency and unpopularity of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. Hillary Clinton, the expert dodger CEO Mary Barra said Thursday morning that the report finds a pattern of incompetency and neglect, but not a cover-up, at the heart of the Detroit automaker’s long delay in dealing with faulty ignition switches. GM launches compensation program for crash victims 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The Labor motion charged the Speaker with serious partiality in favour of the government; a failure to interpret the standing orders, and gross incompetency in parliamentary procedure. Bronwyn Bishop holds Liberal fundraising dinner in speaker's suite 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z A Lancashire Police gross incompetency hearing also recommended PC Stuart Wright be given a performance improvement notice. PC apology for Tasered blind man 2014-03-26T13:13:18Z Iain Duncan Smith’s universal credit is the latest disastrous example but here is a handy ‘cut out and keep’ chart of incompetencies compiled by ComputerWeekly. Bloat, Censorship, Reaction: UK Government Takes Control Freak Approach To Tech 2014-01-13T17:12:00Z In not disqualifying Woods, the Rules Committee was not protecting Tiger from his own ignorance of the rules but rather protecting him from the incompetency of the Rules Committee. Sirak: Tiger Woods Has Nowhere To Hide 2013-10-19T04:00:00Z Shortly after the raid, the Pakistan parliament called for an independent enquiry - the Abbottabad Commission - to establish whether the failures of the government were due to incompetency or colluding with al-Qaeda. Pakistan 'incompetent' on Bin Laden 2013-07-08T23:18:38Z “This is incompetency and lack of somebody being held accountable,” he said. Report: 700 doctors wrote possibly harmful Medicare prescriptions 2013-06-20T04:02:48Z Pacifying political response after startling gesture show incompetency with Indian governance; if Govt is run by popular leaders & good people in Admin setup then rapid action to such crime would have made the society safer. India's rulers 'too slow' over rape protests 2012-12-24T08:01:37Z In his news conference, Mr Moon pointed to the current corruption and incompetency allegations surrounding Ms Park's own party. S Koreans vote for new president 2012-12-18T22:01:28Z United’s travels have been Griswold-esque in their incompetency, so you have to think we’ll be collecting most of our remaining points at home. Soccer Outsider: United-New England match diary 2012-09-19T13:52:07Z Thompson referred in the audit to the "incompetency" surrounding the incinerator debt deals and said Reed's time in office was filled with "years of misinformation." Harrisburg, Penn., audit details 2009 financial meltdown 2012-07-25T18:24:11Z There are at least 50 more anecdotes showing a serious incompetency and/or negligence on the government's side in the handling of the disaster. Tepco?s nationalisation: State power 2012-05-11T11:26:28Z God is law; and his laws had been palpably broken by human negligence and incompetency. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z This duty is entrusted to persons of discernment and reliability, and few complaints have reached the General Superintendent of negligence and incompetency. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z First, the varying mechanical and constructive incompetency of the artists to embody their ideas. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z We discussed Arabia and the unrest there due to the incompetency of the Sultan's Government, and soon the conversation turned to the Balkan situation. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z There was all the more room for carelessness, inaccuracy, incompetency, and capricious recension. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z My picture of incompetency and apparent success of incompetents, is not overdrawn. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z Your failure to compromise instantly with employees will break stock market and subject you to investigation for criminal incompetency. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Therapeutically the drug has been used for palsy, "incompetency and tumultuous distressing cardiac action," mitral disease, chorea, epilepsy, retention of placenta, catarrhal deafness, menorrhagia, sciatica, rheumatism, periostitis, hydrothorax, and transient deafness. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z No one has yet presented to me a single charge of unfitness or incompetency. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z By proposing therefore that it shall be regarded as spurious, Origen does but convict himself of rashness and incompetency. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z This editor, a bright and capable man, wrote me a nice letter in reply, in which he agreed with me about quackery and incompetency in our profession. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z Upon Sir Ralph's incompetency to make one, I suppose—as foul a plea as ever false woman or man invented. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z The mere demand shows the incompetency of such party to occupy such an important position in our national affairs. The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z Gage's incompetency was admitted even by his own countrymen. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z Hardwicke’s political importance was greatly increased by his removal to the House of Lords, where the incompetency of Newcastle threw on the chancellor the duty of defending the measures of the government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z In a 40-year career, he has won incompetency arguments twice, he said. Being Unfit to Stand Trial Lasts Forever in a Handful of Cases 2011-12-21T17:06:42Z He was nevertheless appointed judge, was impeached by Congress in 1872 under charges of incompetency, corruption, and drunkenness on and off the bench, and resigned while the impeachment committee was taking testimony. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The “incompetency” which could bar a man from kingship, even though in regular succession, would be lack of stamina in his character. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z When the hearts of boys are "sounded" after competitive sports, "murmurs" are heard; showing valvular incompetency. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The Real Estate Record and Guide called his work an exception to the rule of the “hopeless incompetency” of municipal work. | South Street: Streetscapes - A New Steward on South Street 2011-10-27T21:25:26Z Mental incompetency often involves bizarre conduct more consistent with a violent act than the detailed planning of a financial crime, Kramer said. Being Unfit to Stand Trial Lasts Forever in a Handful of Cases 2011-12-21T17:06:42Z Little did I dream that folly, and incompetency would ever lead to our being directly attacked! My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z A son may lose his place by foolishness and incompetency. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Political incompetency on the part of the leaders precipitated the catastrophe of the revolution, and the hopes of the German people were again doomed to disappointment. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z The corruption of her court, the ruin of her finances, the incompetency of her statesmen and her generals were revealed to the population and stirred sullen resentment. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Findings of mental incompetency have so far kept Jared Lee Loughner, charged in the shopping center shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, almost a year ago, from standing trial. Being Unfit to Stand Trial Lasts Forever in a Handful of Cases 2011-12-21T17:06:42Z The Whigs from their incompetency were obliged when the Seven Years’ War broke out to leave its management in the hands of William Pitt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z She abolished State monopolies in the days of the Stuarts, as instruments of political oppression, and she has abandoned State bounties more recently as nurses of commercial incompetency. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z My blows were delivered with more extreme violence than I ever before exerted; but I became painfully convinced of my incompetency. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z But its fall owed much to their incompetency in not having become conscious of their position in the history of Japan. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z She left a highly organized army; an army wrought out of a fragment of incompetency. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z Both texts are in places nearly unintelligible, and are evidently full of errors, part of which we must ascribe to the incompetency of the editors. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z Sir Loney told me he was thinking of standing as Independent candidate when next there is a vacancy, being so utterly tired of the Coalition and all its incompetencies. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z All Ulster rose with enthusiasm to receive him, and the soldiers, whom treachery and incompetency had been sacrificing by the hundred to the ravages of disease and privation, took heart once more. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z We understand that the appointment by us of a Medical and Chymical Lecturer is objected to from our incompetency to judge of his knowledge in these sciences. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z Before Bentham’s work appeared, an act of 1814 had removed the incompetency of ratepayers as witnesses in certain cases relating to parishes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z I felt so heartbroken on her account that I would willingly have given my heart's blood to help her, but I felt my ignorance and my incompetency. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z Phil, looking backward now when the strain had passed, saw the whole experience at Mervaux with a sense of personal incompetency; as a helpless spectator of action. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Didn't they beg what they could, and steal what they otherwise couldn't get, and then report to Washington the incompetency of the military? Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Two years later he was so heavily in debt that his family asked for a guardian on the ground of incompetency. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z This ground of incompetency has now been finally removed by the Oaths Act 1888. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Several attempts had been made to alter the law, but they had all failed; and indeed Sir J. Trevelyan's measures only provided for affirmation, and did not seek to abolish the incompetency. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z “The incompetency in this government is beyond comprehension, from my brother on down,” he said. Government Report Absolves a Karzai in Afghan Bank Fraud 2011-05-29T18:04:31Z When, however, his astronomical observations and estimates of distances are considered, 265 Morton’s incompetency is apparent, as they are, in common with most of the other field work, erroneous and misleading. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z In the doing of this you have shown great incompetency and have practiced many faults, and behold, you have sinned against Heaven and in the sight of men. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z The scabs on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, through ignorance and incompetency burned up five engines and wrecked as many more. The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike 2011-05-02T02:00:15.510Z His personal devotion to Hamilton was such as to prevent Mr. Adams from longer overlooking his incompetency, as Washington had done, and precipitated his resignation. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Among these, laziness, heartlessness, gouging, and incompetency are more or less prevalent. The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion 2011-04-01T02:00:42.513Z My business incompetency must 292 indeed be flagrantly palpable, to make my business friend think it necessary to leave his official duties to protect me. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z A good Farmers' Club, faithfully attended, would take this conceit out of them, imbuing them instead with a realizing sense of their ignorance and incompetency, and a hearty desire for practical wisdom. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z Some of the nation’s strongholds were already in the hands of the traitors, and the incompetency and weakness of its predecessor were everywhere apparent. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z For this act of gross incompetency, they were rewarded with vast bonuses in cash and stock options. Putting an end to Wall Street's 'I'll be gone, you'll be gone' bonuses 2011-03-12T23:08:01Z A newspaper correspondent sending it in to fill the bottom of a column would be dismissed for incompetency, on the strength of his blunder. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z From carelessness they drifted into utter incompetency and downright laziness. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z Even so, Buchanan's incompetent incompetency resulted in our worst national catastrophe, though the Civil War cannot entirely be laid at his feet. Who's the worst president of them all? 2011-02-21T12:30:00Z Official incompetency and corruption aided rather than stemmed the rushing torrent that was bearing this section of the Republic to anarchy and financial ruin. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z The average hotel manager is only too prone to complain of the incompetency and the inefficiency of hotel "help." Guide to Hotel Housekeeping 2011-01-27T03:00:39.557Z "What they fail to understand is that Wales' economy has been left in a bad state after a decade of Labour incompetency and 20 years of Tory neglect." 2010-02-11T16:43:00Z In its very perfection lies its incompetency to settle particulars and details. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent But Bush broke the nation's back on purpose, so he wins points for what we might call a competent incompetency. Who's the worst president of them all? 2011-02-21T12:30:00Z Within half an hour of his arrival, Tom Kelverdon's glaring incompetency—worse, his unreliability, to use no harsher word—were all laid bare. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Diplomacy is the weapon of weak powers, and the pen is a most important implement when defeat, inaction or incompetency are to be excused to the Mexicans. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 So, being thirty eight or so, he prudently directed the conversation towards the customary subjects discussed on board a trooper: the abominable accommodation and the appalling incompetency of the government with regard to the catering. A Bed of Roses In July 1862 he made a bitter attack in the Senate on General George B. McClellan, charging him with incompetency and lack of “nerve.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Here as elsewhere showed his incompetency, and the Company was heartily ashamed of him. An Artilleryman's Diary She is still regarded not as an employee to be discharged offhand for incompetency but as a pupil to be instructed and assisted on into competency. The Women of Tomorrow Thus, to import insanity or incompetency to a professional man, or that a public official is dishonest and corrupt is actionable. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman The incompetency of the political leader cost dearly, but the government was yet to learn that full-fledged officers are not to be found among men who have made politics their life profession. The Greater Republic A History of the United States He attributed his failure to the incompetency of his subordinates, who had not been properly trained to make combined naval evolutions. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The incompetency of the school board, and the unwillingness of competent men to serve, still further complicates the problem. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity The English were prone to attribute their ill-success to the incompetency of their generals. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 The incompetency of the new leader and the cruelties of Apollocrates, the son of Dionysius, soon led to his recall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Rembrandt, partly, no doubt, from his proved incompetency for business, partly, perhaps, to keep out of the clutches of the creditors, was allowed no share whatever in the profits. Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn Face to face with writers like Scott and Voltaire, he flounders in helpless incompetency. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series Smith's presidency having expired about this time, he had been succeeded by Martin, who, conscious of his incompetency, had immediately resigned it to Smith. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia She was convinced of her own incompetency to perform any active labour, and was equally opposed to the exertion on Gertrude's part which had, during the last week, been requisite. The Lamplighter There was no sensitive apprehension in his manner when he brought her back, as there often was concerning his mother; he knew her strength as well as her incompetencies. The House of Fulfilment But finally, owing to the bad generalship and incompetency of Whitelocke, his troops got into such a muddle that half the force was captured or disabled. The United States and Latin America Standing apart, his handsome boyish head hung in shame, as if ostracized for incompetency, stood a young fellow whom Carter recognized as the escort of the Lady Trusia. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch In either of these cases there is no reason to assume the incompetency of the judge. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The country has lost millions of treasure and thousands of lives by the incompetency of officers. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War The arguments that have hitherto been employed against the hereditary system have been chiefly founded upon the absurdity of it, and its incompetency to the purpose of good government. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 It is no answer to the charge of incompetency or malfeasance upon the part of men charged with their distribution to say, that there was not enough to supply the demand. History of Morgan's Cavalry The men of New England would not sit long in the shadow of defeat, but they said they would no more be sacrificed to the incompetency of leaders who had been tried and found wanting. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. For her incompetency she is not entirely to blame; rather is it a matter of heredity and environment. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself He has been accused of incompetency, rashness and drunkenness, none of which it is the purpose of this volume to endorse. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War But he returns to find the people here almost in a state of starvation in the midst of plenty, brought on by the knavery or incompetency of government agents. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital A very little judicious experimental training redeems hundreds of candidates from utter and hopeless incompetency, and converts for them an awkward and painful drudgery into keen, hopeful and productive labor. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education One or two of the papers actually published leaderettes upon the subject, severely criticising the incompetency of the police in such matters. The Count's Chauffeur Nature seemed to conspire with their own incompetency to ruin the French. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 The rout was all the enemy could desire, the Federals fought with a valor creditable to any troops, but were badly worsted, through the incompetency of Sturgis. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Everything appears to work unfavorably owing to failure of corn contractors and incompetency of some of my subordinates. The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. The judges were thunderstruck, and declared their incompetency to give judgment in such a case. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales Constantine was abusing a Colonel in very gross tones, a short time ago, for misconduct and incompetency in battle. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) Yesterday morning Mr. Rathbawne discharged fifteen employees on the ground of incompetency. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel To cover the real seriousness of his case he loudly admitted his laziness and incompetency. Money Magic A Novel Then she was put to work, but she was usually discharged for incompetency. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type Consider him again, I say, my brethren, in all his nobility, in all his elevation, in all his bitter disappointment and incompetency. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes There is little or no organized opposition in my part of the country but there are many thousands of fine, thoughtful, forward-looking southern women banded together seeking the removal of this last badge of incompetency. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V It is hard to see exactly what Mr. Rathbawne means by 'incompetency.' The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel Unfortunately for us the place was under the command of Colonel Miles, who, for his drunkenness and general incompetency, had made himself conspicuous during the first battle of Bull Run. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Patronage is twice cursed,––cursed in the incompetency which it places where merit ought to be, and in the incompetency which it creates among the class who make it their trust. Leading Articles on Various Subjects But the plans had been drawn up in London and had been worked out by British commanders; and the acknowledgment of failure was a confession of British, not French, incompetency. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War I have already intimated my incompetency to describe a parting scene between two lovers, for reasons then specified: a tender meeting is liable to the same objections. An Old Sailor's Yarns It seems as if he might have discovered the alleged incompetency long ago. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel Two pretty good reasons may be assigned for this seeming incompetency or want of energy. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry By the time you passed the fourth floor the man behind the desk had time to answer a relevant question, as he was not riled by his own incompetency. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Ignorance never yet made a good master or mistress, and always puts a premium on incompetency on the part of employ�s. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society This implication of town-bred incompetency was most flattering to the seven frame houses and one corner store of Burd Settlement, whence she hailed. The Backwoodsmen God grant that administrative incompetency may become soon exhausted! Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Then with rapid words he heaps upon the unfortunate man accusations of personal incompetencies. The Life of Cicero Volume II. In two years the Anfu Club got away with two hundred millions of public funds directly, to say nothing of what was wasted by incompetency and upon the army. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference There is less incompetency among French than English workers, and thus the class who furnish them need less arraignment for their lack of thoroughness. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad I frequently read comments about servants not knowing and performing their proper duties; in fact, of their incompetency to fill the office they apply for: and it is true. Public School Education It is too late, by thirty centuries, to put in the plea of her incompetency in political affairs. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I I’m more and more convinced it’s a distinct lapse on my part; but again I’m compelled to confess incompetency. The Dominant Dollar The great machine had run for several days without especial incident, but this morning Devlin's nervous incompetency manifested itself in a new direction. From the Car Behind These are the days when incompetency properly boomed raises the incompetent to greatness—and even to Cabinet rank. The Stretton Street Affair Nothing shows better the absurdity of the State in claiming the right of education, than its incompetency for the task. Public School Education Following up the insulting and injurious assumption of her incompetency and untrustworthiness, implied in the denial of her right of suffrage, the guardianship of her children is taken from her. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I “Chuck it,” feverishly, “and admit incompetency, cowardice, failure absolute!” The Dominant Dollar They calculated on a rising of the Syracusans to throw off an insupportable yoke, and they had utter contempt for the tyrant himself, knowing his drunken habits, and effeminate character, and personal incompetency. Ancient States and Empires Man can never, therefore, from natural incompetency, possess an absolutely complete science. Pascal Furthermore, I said I would not stand for the discharge of any man for incompetency. An Anarchist Woman The removal of this constitutional restriction is of great consequence, because it casts upon woman a stigma of inferiority, of incompetency, of unworthiness of trust. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I "Under the Wheel" is the title of a German story by Hermann Hesse, in which he severely criticizes the incompetency of the present school system to fully develop the youth. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 Such was the decisive battle of Issus, where the cowardice and incompetency of Darius were more marked than the generalship of Alexander himself. Ancient States and Empires Going from place to place in search of work had reduced her to a painful knowledge of her own absolute incompetency and the general uselessness of life. To Love In all these positions Mr. Bruce gave the greatest satisfaction, and not a single whisper of dishonesty or incompetency has ever been heard against him. The Future of the American Negro Its extraordinary success was no doubt due to the incompetency, over-confidence, and deficient military spirit and knowledge of the Khedive's commanders and troops. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Davis' incompetency is more apparent as our danger increases. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage His official communications, and public and private acts, were becoming too offensive to be longer tolerated by the government, without virtually abdicating authority and acknowledging its utter incompetency. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. At length Roman weakness and incompetency permitted this barrier to be broken, and the beginning of the end was at hand. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This tended in the direction of showing the utter incapacity of the Swiss or French nature to manage a railway, and the discreditable incompetency of the officials of whatever grade. Faces and Places But with all his gifts, physical and spiritual, all his energies and aims, he arrived at middle life a melancholy spectacle of failure and incompetency. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 The utter incompetency of Mr. Davis and his West Point generals have brought us to the verge of ruin. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage To Devore's credit also I will say that he didn't run to the chief, bearing complaints of the major's hopeless incompetency. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights The English were prone to attribute their ill success to the incompetency of their generals. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 The voice of the many loudly condemned the incompetency of the few. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Villainy, incompetency and carelessness have been too strong a combination for my inexperience to beat. The Man from the Bitter Roots But this will demonstrate the utter incompetency of the tides to shift the system by a hair's breadth from this position; for it is of the essence of the tides to waste energy by friction. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon He sent away the French commissaries only when, by their ignorance and incompetency, they imperilled the peace and safety of the colony. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Somewhere—somewhere, not far from corps headquarters, sat incompetency enthroned—gross negligence—under a pair of starred shoulder straps. Special Messenger An army that included the strength of every garrison from Memphis to the Gulf had been routed, and, by the incompetency of its commander, was utterly demoralized and ripe for destruction. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Where both are healthy, however, there seems to be no special liability to mental incompetency, though such marriages are accused of producing defective or idiot children. Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English "You, Brusquet," went on the new master of Fool's hall, "I reward with the government of Guienne, for he who governs his own house so ill is surely fitted for greater tasks of incompetency." Under the Rose Mr. Hill can not overlook incompetency or neglect. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen It is in the last degree unjust to brand with disloyalty, conduct that seems to be a result natural enough to incompetency. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac He had not even the redeeming grace that the charm of beauty of person lent to some of his companions in public incompetency and private profligacy. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The enthusiasm aroused by his first voyage subsided and his fame as an explorer was obscured by his incompetency as a governor. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings I never heard of any of them being removed for incompetency, dereliction of duty or malfeasance. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 I will allow then, that the Chymists do not causelessly accuse the Doctrine of the four elements of incompetency to explain the Properties of Compound bodies. The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion. The Philippine Islands His nature could afford to be magnanimous to the ungrateful incompetency that was able only in betrayal. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Still less can he judge the competency or incompetency of one who is to be employed in the difficult and exact work of cataloguing books. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries On his arrival in Edinburgh, little conscious of his appearance and incompetency, he waited on Mr. Kemble, made up in the extreme of rustic foppery, proud of his talents, and little doubting his success. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 But few changes were made by President Hayes or by myself, and only as vacancies occurred or as incompetency was demonstrated. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. The crux of the whole question is the competency or incompetency of the Philippine clergy. The Philippine Islands Already there were whispers in the air concerning the utter incompetency of their leader. The Genius Out it all came, her desire to help her husband, and the dread awakening to the fact of her own incompetency. The Making of a Soul The editors are free to confess that while they enumerate the requisites necessary to a critic, they tremble for their own incompetency. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 It is easy to blame a person's wretchedness on his individual misconduct and incompetency, to say, for example, that a man's family is sick and poor because he is intemperate. Society Its Origin and Development Their incompetency was so ludicrous and mischievous that Robespierre, representing the State which had thus stolen an interest in the enterprise, could not stand it. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 It is the favorite refuge of sloth and incompetency. Pushing to the Front But there had been such gross mismanagement of the Treasury, either from incompetency or design, under the administration of Howell Cobb, that the credit of the government was injured. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 His criticism is replete with bitter personal epithets, e.g., "reactionary," "mental incompetency," "dishonest mask of hypercritical exactness," which manifest the writer's inability to enter upon an objective discussion of the question. At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers The immediate physical effect is exhilaration, but this is succeeded by lassitude and incompetency. Society Its Origin and Development Foster's Business Conference that never met would have caused him to discharge the department for incompetency. The Masques of Ottawa Sothern, the great actor, said that the early part of his theatrical career was spent in getting dismissed for incompetency. Pushing to the Front There are far more with power to bear and rear children successfully whom adverse circumstances submerge to incompetency. The Family and it's Members If he does not he assumes the greater risk arising from his knowledge of the incompetency of the other. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Beneath the shadow of their notorious incompetency all minor evils may lurk undetected. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Ancient and modern history had been ransacked for precedents, which were quoted and then applied to General Grant, to show his unworthiness, his incompetency, his nepotism, and his ambition. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis No one of his critics can possibly have so keen a sense as the author himself of his incompetency, and of the inadequacy of his work, to the greatness of the subject. A History of American Christianity The statistics of social pathology all point to mental defectiveness as the prolific cause of crime, immorality, vocational incompetency, illegitimacy, family failure, and marital tragedy. The Family and it's Members That boundary dispute came down as a heritage to modern days—thanks to the incompetency and ignorance of the statesmen who arranged the treaty. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The revenue marine service was impaired by the incompetency of many of the officers, and its efficiency was also impaired by the size and quality of the ships. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 That he escaped destruction was due to his good fortune and to our incompetency and not to his own merit as commander. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 But the child still stared silently, either uncomprehending or perceiving that his safety lay in incompetency. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee But, as the strains grew more familiar and I sang occasionally with the others, I felt each day more tired and more conscious of my own incompetency. Cape Cod Folks But as long as Charles refused to listen to the complaints of his minister's incompetency, the only way in which the Commons could reach him was by bringing criminal charges against him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He carried on his operations with the utmost vigor, and was greatly assisted by the incompetency of the Carthaginian generals. A Smaller History of Rome We may blame Wied for incompetency, but only a man of unusual force of character and intimate knowledge of the land could have made headway against the Powers combined against him. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle Milly realized her inadequacy, but naturally did not ascribe it wholly to incompetency. One Woman's Life The effect could not have failed to deepen in Grandpa's bosom a mortifying sense of his own incompetency. Cape Cod Folks Many, of course, to whom a permit is refused, will accept the situation, will be thankful to be possessed of the knowledge of their incompetency in order that they may seek medical aid. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Weak hands seized the helm from which his strong one had been struck, incompetency succeeded genius, and three years more of a weakening struggle brought the contest to an end. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Between fright and incompetency I passed a most inadequate examination. Confessions of Boyhood His incompetency and shortcoming thereby became known and suspected, and this caused the adherence, confirmation, and edification of many. A Traveler’s Narrative How the long-suffering English public can continue to support the incompetency and the supercilious contempt with which these gentry treat their employers is to me a mystery. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris For over eight months you would have watched so large a proportion of illiteracy, incompetency, and insensibility to American ideals, that you would be tempted to despair of the Republic. Aliens or Americans? It is only the morbid melodramatic tastes and incompetencies of an unfinished culture that make men think otherwise. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life We are in little danger from illiteracy or from business incompetency; but we are in danger from moral paralysis, due to undue pressure on the money nerve. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals It was unavoidable: she must confess her incompetency, and she was not fond of humiliation. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book No doubt she would marry again,—Wade had his notions!—but he couldn't think of subjecting himself to the incompetency of a new master, even though his old place were held open for him. From the Housetops The bare statement of numbers, must show the incompetency of the American army to the expulsion of the British from either New York or Rhode Island. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The regular troops were inadequate to the protection of the inhabitants; and the incompetency of the defensive system to their security became every day more apparent. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States This desire was increased by an event which demonstrated the incompetency of their government. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States What was left of that great body contained little of its honesty and integrity, much of its pride and incompetency. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality His head swam, and a sickening sense of bafflement and incompetency came over him. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches The total incompetency of the political system adopted by the United States to their own preservation, became every day more apparent. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The incompetency of the military force to the defence of the country having become obvious, the assembly determined to augment the regiment to fifteen hundred men. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States She was prepared to find her husband's sister unskilled to the point of incompetency in all the housewifely lore of which she was past mistress; for she, too, had her traditions. The Land of Promise To style errors of conduct "errors of judgment" denies, practically, that there are standards of action external to the individual, and condones official misbehavior on the ground of personal incompetency. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy And a horrid sense of incompetency and failure began to steal over her—an awful foreboding of defeat. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Catholics resisted, and always will resist, on the ground of its incompetency, a human authority applied to the interpretation of the contents of a divinely-revealed religion. Life of Father Hecker His astonished ministry already trembled before so much audacity, and in the council avowed their incompetency. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution He attributed the disaster to treachery on the part of Dupont: it was the result of the rashness of the expedition, and the incompetency of the conductor. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte He lives in a society which, so far from being, as is the case on the Continent, saturated with respect for officialism, is somewhat prone to regard officialism and incompetency as synonymous terms. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 In common with his fellow Provincials, he suffered from the incompetency of the British commanders sent over from England. "Old Put" The Patriot There is favouritism and incompetency in everything that is being done. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation It would be difficult for us to pass any judgment whatever upon the musical and artistic value of these transmissions of trumpet music to a distance; we prefer to confess our incompetency in the matter. Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 In a living and moving institution such as the Christian Church, you cannot afford to be lenient to incompetency. Sally Bishop A Romance Fortunately, the scientific discoveries of the illustrious secretary had nothing to dread from the incompetency of the panegyrist. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men The emaciated veterans arriving at Montauk were spoken of as the evidences of "military incompetency;" they were also evidence of that narrow statesmanship which ignores the constant suggestions of military experience. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army He dreamt of giving Gluck’s works in their original form, for they are always altered and changed according to the fancies or incompetency of the performers or directors. Musical Memories I was informed that it was not for incompetency, or for any failure of which the clerk had been guilty in his office, but only for the accountant’s own private reasons. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Sensible, therefore, of her incompetency as yet to regulate her imagination so as to escape notice, she withdrew in about an hour to her own room, there once more to give loose to indulgence. Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He addressed a strong memorial to his father, to show his utter incompetency to study law; and the good sense of the father abandoned Smeaton "to the bent of his genius in his own way." Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions A sense of my incompetency came over me, and I felt like saying,—"Young people, little children, what can I do for you, and how shall I show you any good?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Another man pointed out that the Bureau, through the schools, would strike at one of the deep roots of poverty—incompetency. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers The reason is based on inability and incompetency of the slave, the minor and the idiot. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery The experience of our large patronage offices proves conclusively that the cause of the larger number of removals is not dishonesty or incompetency; it is the desire to make vacancies to fill. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) The chief charges against the Negro governments are extravagance, theft, and incompetency of officials. The Negro But Miriam had little by little instilled into her the idea of Grace's incompetency, until Marian, who thought only of the good of the team, became convinced that a change of captains was advisable. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics No person could write such an unconsciously comic lament to a department supposed to be administered with proficiency unless he were borne down by a deep sense of its appalling incompetency. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon Their vanity is only equal to their incompetency in all matters that count. The Tragedy of St. Helena So, too, Negro enfranchisement meant reconstruction, with its theft and bribery and incompetency as well as its public schools and enlightened, social legislation. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil Unfortunately there was one thing that the white South feared more than Negro dishonesty, ignorance, and incompetency, and that was Negro honesty, knowledge, and efficiency. The Negro We must dismiss at once any prejudice born of the ignorance, incompetency, or untrustworthiness of many workers. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future To have to kill to gain an end is conclusive evidence of incompetency. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse What had been the cause of this breach in the Roman Catholic tradition, this curious incompetency, this Anglo-Indian conservatism and pretentiousness? The Altar Steps And this was all for pure love of fighting, for the major saw so much of the French officers' incompetency that he soon had precious little sympathy for their cause. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Spencer's republished essays may be named,—while they acknowledge some progress in details, disclose an undertone of growing conviction of the incompetency and unsatisfactoriness of our present modes of teaching and training. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy They were not only hungry and tired, but disgusted with the incompetency of Butler and his abortive plans. Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War In the first place, I had discharged, for incompetency and faithlessness, a foreman named Evarts. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater The incompetency of the articles of confederation for the management of the affairs of the Union at home and abroad was demonstrated to them by the painful and mortifying experience of every day. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) It is to his credit that this unusual gift of adaptability does not result in incompetency. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance Failure, due to the want of sufficent resources is severe, but how utterly insufferable when, with abundant means, incompetency to use them brings defeat. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885 Railroads could use it to prevent men once employed and discharged for incompetency obtaining employment on another division, thus doing away with inspectors. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds Another time when he discharged an overseer for incompetency he lessened the pain of parting by writing for the fellow "a Character." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen There was still a general belief in the incompetency of those institutions. Great Britain and the American Civil War This is not a case of simple cruising warfare, for Tourville's fleet was of seventy-one ships; but it shows the incompetency of the English administration. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Galloway is the evil genius that pursues us everywhere," wrote the same correspondents on the 25th of September; "his presumption is only equalled by his incompetency. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I We may, however, take this opportunity of expressing our opinion, that there is not a shadow of foundation for the charges of blundering and incompetency which have been so liberally brought against the Irish Attorney-General. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 This was considered to meet cases of incompetency or of personal misconduct, which could not be reached by impeachment. Daniel Webster He gives examples of the carelessness and incompetency of the rural record keepers, and insists that the percentage is really much higher than the official figures would indicate. Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population To his inferiors, his worrying is a bedeviling influence that irritates and helps produce the very incapacity for attention to detail that is required; and to superiors, it is a sure sign of incompetency. Quit Your Worrying! During the first two years of the war the English forces sustained several disasters through the incompetency of the English commanders on land and sea. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 These are followed by disease, incompetency, inefficiency, weakness, and, in time, the man becomes one of the unemployed and unemployable wrecks of humanity. Analyzing Character It would have been an act of the most gross imprudence and incompetency to have put an army ashore unless the supremacy of the navy on the sea was absolute. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient He exhibited, throughout, an infatuation and a degree of incompetency for great achievements, which would cover the enterprise with ridicule, were it not for the misfortunes which it brought upon himself and others. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 But the same giddy whirl of thoughts came back, the same incompetency to deal with such strange facts, and the same confusion. Richard Vandermarck It was a case of moral cowardice rather than incompetency. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Many wished to act as real estate agents on commission, and when one succeeded, the rest, fired with jealousy, would accuse me of favoritism because their own incompetency did not secure for them these prizes. The Gentleman from Everywhere But the incompetency of either of these officers to perform his duties, by reason of the infirmity of sickness or removal from the seat of the lodge, will not, I think, authorize such an election. The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry In the new school Angelina taught history, for which she was admirably qualified, while Sarah taught French, and was also book-keeper, both of which offices were distasteful to her because of her conscious incompetency. The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights His incompetency was everywhere acknowledged, and indeed he himself would have been the last man to deny it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 Such a book might change the attitude of the public towards those who are unfortunate enough to have the stigma of mental incompetency put upon them. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography I have clasped it without one thought of regret, and through grace I hope I ever shall; yet am conscious of my own incompetency to fill up the sphere I have entered. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York Such are the rules that the wisdom of successive generations of men, learned in the law, have adopted for the establishment of the competency or incompetency of witnesses. The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry This cry was a confession of their own incompetency. Hodge and His Masters The subsequent failure of his efforts and the abrupt ending of his diplomatic career have so reacted upon his reputation that associations of boastful arrogance and reckless incompetency cling to his name. Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism Undergraduate popularity is often illusive and unstable, but undergraduate perception of incompetency is often very keen and discriminating. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 Her arrival only served to show the incompetency of many of the Company's naval officers at that time. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago There are two things of which a man cannot be careful enough: of obstinacy, if he confines himself to his own line of thought; of incompetency, if he goes beyond it. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The general or special incompetency of these distinguished functionaries in their several spheres may probably be covered by the capacity of their subordinates. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 The ground for such action was usually said to be incompetency and liability to abuse their office and influence to the injury of the laws and peace of the country. The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War The First Secretary of the Embassy, from his occasional excursions into the field of American humour, had formed a special notion of that class of mechanic as the embodiment of fraudulent laziness and incompetency. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Miserable as was the display of military incompetency at Carwar and on subsequent occasions, it is hardly surprising when the condition of the Company's soldiers is considered. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago To dream that you have a master, is a sign of incompetency on your part to command others, and you will do better work under the leadership of some strong-willed person. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The incompetency of the Articles of Confederation for the management of the affairs of the Union at home and abroad was demonstrated to them by the painful and mortifying experience of every day. Orations After Chinnock had had all this trouble due to the incompetency of the previous superintendent, a man came in and said to him: 'Did Mr. Blank have charge of this station?' Edison, His Life and Inventions And how heavy should be his heart within him when he trudges home with them, weary after a blank day, to the misery of which his incompetency has, perhaps, contributed! Hunting Sketches At daybreak on the 21st, the whole squadron sailed northward, but the tale of Brown's incompetency was not complete. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago To dream of a crust of bread, denotes incompetency, and threatened misery through carelessness in appointed duties. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Draw lines of crime, of incompetency, of vice, as tightly and uncompromisingly as you will, for these things must be proscribed; but a color-line not only does not accomplish this purpose, but thwarts it. The Souls of Black Folk When labouring upon his invention at Glasgow, Watt was baffled and thrown into despair by the clumsiness and incompetency of his workmen. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers I have never in my life come across laziness and mismanagement and incompetency upon such a magnificent and reckless scale. Soldiers of Fortune Not so with all his subordinates, although in the case of the great majority of these there were shown bravery and devotion to duty, even though sometimes linked to narrowness and incompetency. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue If Lady Bertram, with all her incompetency and languor, could feel this, the inference of what her niece, alive and enlightened as she was, must feel, was elevating. Mansfield Park The incompetency of the superior officers in the British army had of late become painfully manifest on both sides of the Atlantic. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 "I was given a life sentence for incompetency, and I've served five years of it, which have been made much happier than my deserts." The Gentleman from Indiana Oh, yes, I know there were all kinds of graft and incompetency and jealousy and mutiny and outrages. Helen of the Old House Men go into business in the face of a possibility of failure through uncontrollable circumstances; not in defiance of an ascertainable, insufferable incompetency. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 In reality it was the incompetency of their general and not the valor of their foes that caused the retreat of the Americans. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Of the incompetency of the Church, in its diffusive capacity, to be judge of controversies; and the impertinency of that pretence of the Spirit. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge As to the incompetency of the man, there was probably no doubt, and it might be quite as serviceable to have an incompetent as a dishonest accuser. The Life of Cicero Volume One The new system worked badly for some years, owing to the incompetency of the persons appointed as superintendent; but in 1860 a change was made. The Secrets of the Great City He gazed—not without a vague shame—into a perspective of incompetencies. From One Generation to Another If any thought of disputing the will, on the ground of his father's incompetency, had ever entered Elisha Barton's mind, he did not dare, then or afterwards, to express it. The Story of Kennett "If Johnson doesn't catch us, I can discharge him for incompetency." The Short Line War There are plenty of reports of investigating committees, Federal and state, which furnish authentic information in regard to political corruption, graft, waste, and incompetency. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform Some families seem to inherit kindliness and incompetency, and to hand down virtue and poverty from generation to generation. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography One more struggle, in which the captain discovered his incompetency to make any defence against the strength of a man who managed him as if he had been a child, decided the matter. The Pilot They all, alas! knew that the service had been disgraced in other quarters by idleness, incompetency, and, he feared he must say, dishonesty; till incompetency and dishonesty had become, not the exception, but the rule. The Three Clerks "How can I help it?" is not our favorite apology for incompetency. Daniel Deronda The story is repeated with his second Vice substituted for the first, with the more justification, as "Andy" Johnson was impeached for his incompetency. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Only his monstrous incompetency to see right and wrong, made his well-intentioned measure all but fruitless. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman With this incompetency in view, I have hesitated and delayed until three-score and thirteen years are closing over me. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences And meanwhile the incompetency of many of those with whom he had to work in alliance was a further source of trial to him. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 To their sharpened minds it was easy to conjure pictures of all kinds of incompetency and blindness and, indeed, cowardice. Men, Women, and Boats It is, in effect, throwing upon labour the incompetency of the managers of the business. My Life and Work Shirley's choice of a commander was perhaps the best that could have been made; for Pepperrell joined to an unusual popularity as little military incompetency as anybody else who could be had. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II The man who had escorted Roy into the trap was, in truth, a former workman at the Mortlake factory, who had been discharged for incompetency. The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise But his first efforts were baffled by the carelessness or incompetency of the Viceroys, since it was difficult to find any man of ability who would undertake the office. The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860 A general challenge of a proposed juror may be made on the basis of his incompetency or unworthiness to act in such capacity in any action. Studies in Civics Before that hour had passed he was certain of at least one other thing--that it was not incompetency that was taking the two senior engineers back to the home office. The Danger Trail But political incompetency is not a reason sufficiently weighty in itself to account for the remarkable revulsion of public feeling against the revolutionary party. The War and Democracy In September the news came North of the battle of Camden and the defeat of Gates, who showed an incompetency equal to his self-sufficiency, and Congress was obliged to remove him. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders But at last his incompetency can no further be concealed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 Mr. Tutt examined him for bias and every known form of incompetency, but in vain—then challenged peremptorily. Tutt and Mr. Tutt Every unpleasant social fact, every outrage to our best instincts, every exhibition of incapacity, incompetency, inefficiency, indifference, every example of super-criminal negligence is pardoned as an effect of that universal sin, human nature. The Glands Regulating Personality These factors, together with the disastrous Russo-Japanese war, which revealed an appalling state of corruption and incompetency in the government of the country, furnished the revolutionaries with an opportunity which was not to be missed. The War and Democracy Jack was filled with dire fears that the commanding officer, having discovered the incompetency of Oswald, feared to take the Caribees to the front. The Iron Game A Tale of the War In the battle of Resaca the division suffered severe loss without accomplishing anything, and General Schofield found, on investigation, that it was due to the incompetency of the officer commanding it. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 But History gives evidence, and supplies proof of their incompetency. Temporal Power There seems to me to be two evils involved in this problem, Senator Selwyn, one is the undue cost to the people, and the other, but lesser, evil, is the protection of incompetency. Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 It was unavoidable; she must confess her incompetency, and she was not fond of humiliation. The Mill on the Floss I would have borne with your incompetency if you had been truthful. Barriers Burned Away Some of the Northern Senators were fond of pointing out the incompetency and rascality of the Southern oligarchy, while ignoring the acts of the capitalists in their own section. Great Fortunes from Railroads To this I had nothing to reply, unless to object my own incompetency to the task the good father was desirous to impose upon me. The Monastery Yet, all experience exhibits the reverse of this; the incompetency of power is the universal grief of young and ardent minds. Representative Men He had, maybe, too keen a contempt for dulness and incompetency in enterprise, and he loathed red-tape; but this was racial. At the Sign of the Eagle Amid the frequent disasters and exhibitions of incompetency on the part of other officers in that department, these gallant men were of great credit to America and to North Carolina. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time If this majority be displeased with their minister, governor, president, manager, chief, or director, the fact is considered proof of administrative incompetency…. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation In March, 1795, he was back in England, disgusted with the incompetency of his superiors. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century A deep sigh, that was half a groan, broke from his lips, … he could now take the measurement of his own utter littleness and incompetency! Ardath That was regarded, perhaps rightly, as a sign of incompetency. Community Civics and Rural Life His knees were wobbly; he, too, ached in every bone and muscle; he, too, had been goaded into an insane temper, but that which maddened him beyond expression was this unwarranted charge of incompetency. The Winds of Chance Therefore I appealed, and do appeal, not to convicted incompetency, but to those whose incompetency remains to be proved. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Indolent and incompetent persons form an immense majority: and, under certain circumstances, incompetency and sluggishness unite, and grow aggressive. On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : a Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music, Everywhere signs of weakness, cowardice, compromise, hesitation, vacillation, incompetency, and everywhere, in thoughtful minds, the keen sense of a Fate advancing like the giant in the seven-leagued boots, at huge strides every day. Ardath When asked why he spent so much time and money on Orientalism, Arbuthnot gave as excuse his incompetency to do anything else. The Life of Sir Richard Burton That sounded pleasant, but very ambitious: a sense of incompetency chilled her. In the Year of Jubilee The court deemed all these objections serious, but decided on its own incompetency to take cognizance of them. The Monikins They encountered other difficulties quite apart from the incompetency or dishonesty of their directors. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 There was, indeed, a doctor at Sairmeuse, but he was the most stupid of men—a former surgeon in the army, who had been dismissed for incompetency. The Honor of the Name Rivardi, smarting under a sense of loss and incompetency, went up to her. The Secret Power When at last my name was called and I rose to receive my diploma it seemed as though my incompetency had been proclaimed to the world... A Far Country — Complete I never take a case from one nurse and give it to another, excepting for incompetency. The Rosary So, at least, it seems to a reader who has admitted his sense of incompetency in the dramatic region. Alfred Tennyson Notwithstanding the incompetency of so diminished a pittance, the daily task of the soldier and convict continued unaltered. A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson In "Roughing It" the author tells us how he finally was dismissed from the "Call" for general incompetency, and presently found himself in the depths of hard luck, debt, and poverty. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain Were 'The Jupiter,' when it hears of my appointment, to write article after article setting forth my incompetency, I am sure it would cost me my reason. Barchester Towers After so wanton and unseemly an exhibition of utter incompetency, and even of understanding of the trust imposed upon him—upon US—MY conscience forbids me to interfere further. Colonel Starbottle's Client Tenderness toward the little lost patient who had loved and trusted him so well began gradually to usurp the place of the black hatred of what he felt to be his own incompetency. Red Pepper Burns All disappointment of place, of avarice, of incompetency or ambition, was clearly attributable to it. The Story of a Mine The French Ambassador was forced to own that those officers of whose incompetency and inactivity he had so often complained had suddenly shaken off their lethargy. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 And then, when everything is done, the kindest-hearted critic of them all invariably twits us with the incompetency and lameness of our conclusion. Barchester Towers Congress had confessed its incompetency to deal with the Kansas problem and referred it to the decision of rude squatters on the frontier. Life of Stephen A. Douglas It was the old story of the southwestern miner's indolence and incompetency,—utterly distasteful to his northern habits of thought and education. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation Which "roughing it," by the way, meant the ability of the passengers to accept the incompetency of the Company. The Story of a Mine The officers also say that Smith was manifestly incompetent, that he had a fair examination, and that the Congressional Board of Visitors unanimously testified to his incompetency.' The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy And then when everything is done, the kindest-hearted critic of them all invariably twit us with the incompetency and lameness of our conclusion. Barchester Towers I was somewhat grieved, however, to find that Captain Jim shared equally with his friend in this general verdict of incompetency, and that some of the most outrageous blunders were put down to HIM. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales Commissioner Lin was now cashiered for incompetency; but was afterwards instructed to act with the Viceroy of Chihli, who was sent down to supersede him. China and the Manchus Of Mr. Seward's incompetency I have heard very much among American politicians; much also of his ambition. North America — Volume 2 But somehow Lincoln trusted him, and continued to trust him even after he had proved his incompetency in the catastrophe at Manassas. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War Were the Jupiter, when it hears of my appointment, to write article after article, setting forth my incompetency, I am sure it would cost me my reason. Barchester Towers If he can do those three things, which mean furling or making fast sails, reefing them, and steering the ship, his wages cannot be reduced for incompetency. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales The notion is certainly supported by the familiar incompetency of first rate men for what are called practical concerns. In Defense of Women I have suffered a martyrdom from their incompetency and caprice. Jane Eyre It had collapsed utterly, leaving behind, as usual, a large crop of recriminations, charges of incompetency and treachery, and a certain amount of scandalous gossip. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes |
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