Additionally, references cited in other publications, including reviews, were checked to ensure the thoroughness of the literature review.
Professional translators then translated the transcripts into English, and an additional professional translator checked the translations for thoroughness and accuracy.
Elizabeth Brooks, the NSA chief of staff, started doing a "review of the thoroughness of the check for material which may represent outreach by Edward Snowden to officials at NSA along the lines of what he claimed".
Another problem with the existing system, critics say, is that the airlines are responsible, and that as long as their main goal is getting passengers on airplanes on time, the thoroughness of the checks will vary with the length of the line of people waiting to be cleared.
The thoroughness of the background check also depends on the state; for example, in Texas, you'll need to prepare for an "FBI style" background check.
The thoroughness of police background checks is a sensitive issue because studies, like the Mollen Commission report in 1994, have shown that lapses in the screening process can leave a police agency vulnerable to corruption.
And just today, Uber agreed to pay $25 million for overstating the thoroughness of its background checks.
But the thoroughness of its recent dominance is unusual.
It was a tribute to the thoroughness of German bureaucracy.
Blacks questioned the thoroughness of the investigation of the case.
