Practise the standard verbs for evaluating trade-offs and reaching consensus on design.
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Fill in: 'We carefully ___ trade-offs before choosing a database.'
We 'evaluate trade-offs' — the standard architecture collocation. 'Weigh up', 'judge' and 'measure' are less precise in this decision context.
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Fill in: 'We ___ decisions in an ADR so the rationale is preserved.'
We 'document decisions' — the standard collocation, as in ADRs. 'Write', 'record' and 'note' are weaker and less idiomatic with decisions.
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Fill in: 'Before deciding, the author should ___ alternatives.'
We 'propose alternatives' — the standard collocation. 'Suggest', 'offer' and 'pitch' are softer and less formal in design docs.
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Fill in: 'The team must ___ consensus before we commit.'
We 'reach consensus' — the established collocation. 'Get', 'find' and 'make' don't pair idiomatically with consensus.
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Fill in: 'As context changes we ___ earlier assumptions.'
We 'revisit assumptions' — the standard collocation for re-examining them. 'Return', 'revise' and 'reopen' are close but 'revisit' is the idiomatic verb.