But even the most limited competence at the task required repeated trials, efforts in which the most recent attempt was compared to its predecessor.

These communities would assume limited competences during a provisional period of 5 years, after which they could assume further competences, upon negotiation with the central government.

Hence, neither faith-institutions nor an institution of civil justice (that is, the state) should seek totalitarian control or any regulation of human activity outside their limited competence.

You have that look of limited competence about you.

The Council of Europe nevertheless survived and within its limited competence has reason to be proud of the work it has done since its inception.

Erratic people of limited competence can join to form stable, competent institutions.

Civil justice cannot just be an add-on to the internal market - some sort of limited competence where we tread only reluctantly at the invitation of Member States.

They have little time and limited competences to assess animal welfare parameters.

Due to his limited competences, he is only able to investigate complaints regarding European Union institutions and bodies.

However, the European Commission has a limited competence in the area of policies on the family.