The detective investigated the case so thoroughly that he uncovered evidence that everyone else had missed.
THOROUGHNESS
The .................... the uncovering of evidence that everyone else had missed.
The security guard stopped the man from entering the building because he did not have valid identification.
DENIED
The man .................... security guard on the grounds of not having valid identification.
The flood damaged the town so badly that it took years to rebuild.
EXTENT
Such .................... that it took years to rebuild the town.
The manager did not allow any exceptions to the new policy, no matter who made the request.
PERMITTED
Regardless of who made the request, .................... by the manager.
The journalist spent months trying to verify the allegations before publishing the article.
AFTER
It .................... the allegations that the journalist published the article.
The new employee did not know that the deadline had already been moved forward by a week.
UNAWARE
The new employee .................... brought forward by a week.