Practise the standard verbs for writing a well-supported promotion case.
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Fill in: 'We ___ every claim in a promotion packet with a concrete example, since a vague statement of impact convinces a committee far less than one specific, measurable outcome.'
We 'back a claim' — the standard, simple collocation for supporting an assertion with evidence. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Writing a packet full of general adjectives instead of specific outcomes can ___ a genuinely strong case reading as generic to a committee that's never worked with you.'
We say vague writing will 'leave' a strong case reading as generic — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting weakness. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ peer and stakeholder quotes into the packet, since a committee that's never worked with you directly gives real weight to independent corroboration.'
We 'gather quotes' — the standard, simple collocation for collecting supporting testimony from colleagues. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the packet against the actual leveling rubric line by line, so every claim maps directly onto a criterion the committee is explicitly scoring against.'
We 'align a packet' — the standard, simple collocation for matching a document's content to a formal evaluation standard. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ a draft with a manager well ahead of the deadline, so there's genuine time to strengthen a weak section rather than submitting it under panic.'
We 'review a draft' — the standard, simple collocation for getting feedback on a document before it's finalised. The other options are less idiomatic here.