1.   The inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children.

2.   If the jury finds her hopelessly incompetent, she would likely be institutionalized for an indeterminate amount of time, with the court making periodic checks on her status.

3.   Russian law enforcement agencies are seen as hopelessly incompetent or corrupt, with many prosecutors and police officers taking kickbacks.

4.   Such a wide disparity cans only mean that the analysts concerned were hopelessly incompetent.