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adjective

qualified

CEFR B1

meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task

In a sentence

Six example sentences with qualified, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only a qualified anaesthetist may stay in the room once the child is asleep, and the hospital audits this weekly.

    Medicine

  • No drawing leaves the studio until a qualified engineer has stamped it, whatever the deadline on the contract says.

    Architecture

  • The gym will not let a qualified lifter coach others until she also passes the first aid certificate.

    Fitness

  • Only a qualified solicitor may witness the signature, and the clerk sent the family away to find one.

    Law

  • The fund requires a qualified accountant to sign off on every quarterly statement before it reaches investors.

    Finance

  • The league lets only a qualified referee work the finals, and the certification takes three seasons to earn.

    Basketball

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