| As a child growing up in Texas, Earle acquired his first guitar at age 11 and was playing proficiently two years later. |
| I am also continuously learning French in hopes of being able to communicate proficiently in our other official language. |
| James had once been an excellent swimmer and, despite his missing limb, was still able to paddle about quite proficiently. |
| It doesn't take you a year to learn to hurdle, but it does take you a year to learn how to race at it proficiently enough to be successful. |
| He very proficiently captures the innocence, the pathos and the pluckiness of the character. |
| Seventy-six percent of the district's fourth-graders tested below grade level in math, and only 10 percent read proficiently. |
