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gross incompetence

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meanings of grossand incompetence


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gross
adjective
adverb
uk /ɡrəʊs/ us /ɡroʊs/
(in) ...
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incompetence
noun[U]
uk /ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.təns/ us /ɪnˈkɑːm.pə.t̬əns/
lack of ability to do something successfully or as it should ...
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Examples of gross incompetence


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The government too showed grossincompetence in its handling of the policy.
It was a piece of arrogance to cover up a piece of grossincompetence.
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At best, that is a piece of grossincompetence.
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If that is so, it shows grossincompetence which should be investigated.
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It leads at best to complacency, at worst to grossincompetence and corruption.
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I believe that privatisation is unnecessary and will lead to grossincompetence.
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No one suggests that gross idleness or grossincompetence should be overlooked by university managers.
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Over the years, there has also been evidence of grossincompetence.
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It seems to me that grossincompetence can include an act of omission, if you like, inadvertence, rather than an act of deliberate commission.
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However, it has been guilty of grossincompetence.
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This shows either a desire to cover up, a state of panic such as is almost inconceivable, or sheer and grossincompetence.
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Will he take note that this proves grossincompetence on the part of at least one private industry?
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In regard to labour conditions, the report reveals grossincompetence, inactivity and procrastination on the part of the administration.
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I have also asked the group to consider a new category of grossincompetence, to which special fast-track procedures would apply.
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That must be grossincompetence as well as lack of concern.
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It is either grossincompetence or part of a different agenda.
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Without that explanation, it is not fair to make demands on other people when, without explanation, the only answer is grossincompetence and neglect.
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Many people would say that grossincompetence, waste and fraud amount to twice that figure.
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A modest percentage of the company's profits might have been overlooked if one assumed grossincompetence.
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That is grossincompetence and mismanagement.
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