Reporters at Channel 6 News should have worked harder to confirm the scandalous story before ______ it to the world as fact.
A. announcing
B. announced
C. announces
D. announcement
Since the training course, over 30 employees have exceeded their quotas, ______ previously
A. despite
B. whereas
C. unless
D. because
Kimberly requested that the contractors fax the construction estimates to ______ as soon as they were finalized.
A. herself
B. hers
C. she
D. her
It is the belief of the board that implementation of the new software protocols will not be finished this month, ______ even by next month.
A. mostly
B. ever
C. nearly
D. or