1. The amount of gasoline was ___ than we had budgeted for.
2. Both tried to be ___ about their romance, but were unable to keep it secret.
3. The new subsidiary ___ the focus of the larger company.
4. The incidents occurred for three ___ months: June, July, and August.
5. We decided to go ___ with the project.
6. The owners added a scaffold to ___ that workers were safe.
7. The result of his misconduct was a vote to ___ the alderman.
8. The residents smelled the ___ odor of marijuana.
9. It was in the parties' ___ interest to reach an agreement quickly.
10. The two talked ___ in the interview.
11. The owners ___ the building in the fall.
12. The incidents occurred in three ___ periods.
13. The impact on our firm will not be ___ for at least three months.
14. The firm agreed that increasing client satisfaction was our ___ goal.
15. The defendant did his best to ___ the plaintiff that the damage was minimal.
16. There were ___ hours logged than the company expected.
17. We ___ from his statements that he was not happy with the results.
18. Mark's ___ absence resulted in his termination.
19. The minister's statement ___ that he knew who had stolen the books.
20. Most of the really valuable information was in the book's ___.
