Dependent Prepositions — Adjectives: Competence & Skill (C1)

My younger brother has always been remarkably good ___ defusing arguments between members of the family.

I am notoriously bad ___ remembering even the most familiar names at large social functions.

For someone who teaches statistics for a living, she is absolutely terrible ___ keeping track of her own monthly expenses.

Our new copy editor is absolutely brilliant ___ spotting the inconsistencies that everyone else has overlooked.

My father, who built three houses with his own hands, openly admits he is hopeless ___ anything involving a smartphone.

Successful applicants will be highly skilled ___ international tax law and accustomed to working across multiple jurisdictions.

A clear majority of the analysts in the Brussels office are fully proficient ___ at least three of the EU's working languages.

Veteran political journalists become remarkably adept ___ reading the silences that often surround official press briefings.

The committee specifically wanted a barrister who was genuinely expert ___ commercial arbitration rather than a generalist with broad litigation experience.

Candidates should ideally be experienced ___ managing geographically distributed teams of between fifteen and forty members.

Even at six years of age the boy was unusually talented ___ extracting tunes from any keyboard left within reach.

A select group of pupils identified as exceptionally gifted ___ the natural sciences are offered a tailored research-led curriculum from year seven.

She is now widely recognised as one of the most accomplished writers ___ the field of contemporary historical fiction.

Junior solicitors must demonstrate that they are fully competent ___ both contentious and non-contentious work before being put forward for partnership.

A successful nursery assistant has to be naturally good ___ children, especially during the difficult settling-in weeks of the autumn term.