Words you know: complete the sentences

prior · alternatives · inherit · horizontal · non-goal

• Our cloud architecture supports ____ scaling to handle sudden traffic spikes in Seattle.
• The team reviewed several ____ considered before selecting the database framework in Boston.
• Implementing a mobile app interface was a clear ____ for this sprint in Chicago.
• We examined the ____ art from similar projects in New York before coding.
• The new lead developer had to ____ a very messy codebase from the previous agency in Austin.

Remember: Alternatives to if

• We will miss the deadline in Seattle [otherwise / supposing] we work overtime.
• ___ that the server fails in Boston, we have a backup ready. [Assuming / Unless]
• ___ your help with the refactoring, we would have failed in Chicago. [But for / Otherwise]
• Finish the documentation now, ___ we cannot release in New York. [or else / supposing]

Remember: Nominalisation

• The management made a firm [decision to / decide to] rewrite the module in Austin.
• We need to check the [availability / available] of cloud resources in London.
• The sudden [failure / fail] of the server shocked the team in Bristol.
• Her quick [response / respond] saved the database in Oxford.

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