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On the whole

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im Großen und Ganzen

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In comparison to …

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im Vergleich zu …

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What makes you think that?

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Wie kommst du darauf?

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Initially

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am/zu Anfang

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The pros and cons

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das Pro und Kontra; das Für und Wider

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Finally

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schließlich

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From scratch, from the beginning

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von vorn

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In conclusion

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zum (Ab)schluss

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In addition

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dazu, weiterhin

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And, what is more, …

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und dazu kommt noch, dass …

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For example (e.g.)

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beispielsweise

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It is known that

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bekanntlich

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That is (i.e.)

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das heißt (d. h.)

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As follows

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folgendermaßen

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With reference to

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in Bezug auf (+acc)

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In this context

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in diesem Zusammenhang

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Viz., namely

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nämlich

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The facts

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die Tatsachen

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Among other things

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unter anderem (u. a.)

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The result of this was

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das hatte zur Folge, dass …

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Consequently, as a result

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folglich

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The very fact that …

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schon die Tatsache, dass …

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If only because …

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schon weil …

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As/so long as

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solange

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As/so far as I know

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soweit ich weiß

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Cause and effect

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Ursache und Wirkung

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Without exception

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ausnahmslos

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Far and away (the best)

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bei Weitem (das Beste)

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Nowhere near (as good as)

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bei Weitem (nicht so gut wie)

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Especially (as/since)

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zumal

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Absolutely, definitely

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durchaus

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Just, simply

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eben; halt

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What is sure is that…

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es steht fest, dass …

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Completely, utterly

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ganz und gar

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Especially this

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genau das

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In every respect

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in jeder Hinsicht

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Not at all, not in the least

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keineswegs

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All the more, considering/as

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umso mehr, als

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All the more important

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umso wichtiger

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It’s not disputed that …

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unbestritten ist, dass …

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Completely

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völlig, vollkomen

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The key issue is…

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das Wichtigste ist …

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I’m not so sure

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da habe ich Zweifel

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Quite apart from the fact that

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abgesehen davon, dass …

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At best

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allenfalls; bestenfalls

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At first sight

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auf den ersten Blick

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To some extent

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bis zu einem gewissen Grad(e); einigermaßen

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It depends on what…

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es kommt darauf an, was …

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Unless…

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es sei denn, …

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In a way

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gewissermaßen

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My impression is that…

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ich habe den Eindruck, dass …

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Under no circumstances

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keinesfalls

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Virtual(ly)

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praktisch; quasi

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Relatively

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relativ

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Even if

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selbst wenn

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Partly

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teilweise

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Presumably

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vermutlich

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In comparison

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im Vergleich

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Similar to, like

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ähnlich (+Dat)

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Than ever before

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als je zuvor

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Likewise

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ebenso

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Just the same

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genauso

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Just as important

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genauso wichtig

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Can you explain that more fully?

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Kannst du das näher erklären?

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To compare with

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vergleichen (ei-i-i) mit

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On the contrary

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im Gegenteil

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However

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aber, jedoch

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Alternatively

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alternativ, andernfalls

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On the one/other hand

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auf der einen/anderen Seite

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Apart from

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außer (+Dat)

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On the other hand

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dagegen

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That has nothing to do with the facts

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das ist aus der Luft gegriffen

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It doesn’t matter whether…

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egal ob …

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It’s questionable whether…

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es ist fraglich, ob …

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It’s inconceivable that….

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es ist unvorstellbar, dass …

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Admittedly

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freilich

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All the same

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immerhin

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In reality, in actual fact

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in Wirklichkeit

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That may well be true, but…

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mag sein, aber … (inf)

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That’s all very well, but…

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na schön, aber …

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In practice

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praktisch, in der Praxis

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The problem with it is…

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problematisch dabei ist …

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Nevertheless, despite this

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trotzdem; dennoch

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Anyway

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überhaupt; ohnehin

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Anyone who believes that…

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wer das glaubt, …

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Admittedly

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zugegeben; zwar

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There can be no doubt about that

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daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

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You must agree that…

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du musst doch einsehen, dass …

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It is obvious that…

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es ist offensichtlich/es versteht sich von selbst, dass …

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In the main

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größtenteils

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In general

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im Allgemeinen

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Basically, essentially

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im Grunde genommen

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As a rule

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in der Regel

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In a nutshell

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kurz und gut

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What’s your view on the problem of…?

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Was sagst du zum Problem von …?

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What’s your attitude to…?

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Welche Einstellung hast du zu …?

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What’s your opinion?

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Wie ist deine Meinung?

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Finally

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schließlich

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It is anything but…

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es ist alles andere als …

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It is inconceivable that…

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es ist unbegreiflich, dass …

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It would seem that…

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es scheint, als ob …

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Quite frankly

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offen gestanden

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Plainly and simply

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schlicht und einfach

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To draw conclusions

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Schlüsse/Schlussfolgerungen ziehen

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That’s right!

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So ist es!

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To reach a compromise

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zu einem Kompromiss kommen

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Actually, on the whole

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an sich

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Straight away, without a second thought

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ohne Weiteres

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In places, here and there

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stellenweise

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Incredible, outrageous

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unerhört

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That’s just what I think!

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Ganz meine Meinung!

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As far as…is concerned

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was … betrifft

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Largely

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weitgehend

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For that reason

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aus diesem Grund

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It concerns us all

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das geht uns alle an

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A controversial issue

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ein umstrittenes Problem

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There is often a lack of…

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es fehlt oft an (+Dat)

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It is beyond doubt that…

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es steht außer Zweifel, dass …

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To take a single example

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um ein einzelnes Beispiel zu nennen

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All things considered

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wenn man alles in Betracht zieht

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If we look at it more closely

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wenn wir es genauer betrachten

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Introduction

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Einleitung

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Everyone is agreed that…

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alle sind sich darüber einig, dass …

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Opinions are divided on this vexed question

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an dieser viel diskutierten Frage scheiden sich die Geister

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Assuming that…

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angenommen, dass …

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Opinions about…differ widely

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die Meinungen über (+Acc) … gehen weit auseinander

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To arouse intense public debate

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eine heftige öffentliche Diskussion auslösen

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A thorny question

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eine heikle Frage

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It has become an issue

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es ist zum Thema geworden

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It is often pushed into the background by the other issues

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es wird oft von anderen Themen in den Hintergrund gedrängt

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Let’s assume that…

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gehen wir davon aus, dass …

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In many respects

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in vielerlei Hinsicht

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Can this be justified?

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Ist das zu rechtfertigen?

134
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Critics point out that…

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Kritiker bemängeln, dass …

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One often gets the impression that…

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man gewinnt häufig den Eindruck, dass …

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To speak up for

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plädieren für

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We’re entering a minefield

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wir begeben uns auf gefährliches Terrain

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We must tackle the problem of what…

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wir müssen uns damit auseinandersetzen, was …

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Arguments for

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These

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To encounter a great deal of criticism

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auf viel Kritik stoßen* (ö-ie-o)

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To meet with resistance

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auf Widerstand stoßen* (ö-ie-o)

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Thanks to

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dank (+Gen or Dat)

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We shall return to this later

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darauf wollen wir später zurückkommen

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The striking thing is that…

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das Auffallende ist, dass …

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This must be recognised as an important area of concern

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das muss man als wichtiges Anliegen erkennen

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The problem has reached worrying proportions

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das Problem hat besorgniserregende Ausmaße erreicht

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It is easy to underestimate the consequences

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die Folgen werden leicht unterschätzt

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The situation continues to cause concern

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die Lage erregt weiterhin Besorgnis

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The situation is made worse by…

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die Lage wird dadurch erschwert, dass …

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The situation is getting worse

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die Lage wird schlechter

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To bring matters to a head

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die Sache auf die Spitze treiben (ei-ie-ie)

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It is easy to see that…

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es ist leicht zu ersehen, dass …

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One cannot deny that…

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es ist nicht zu leugnen, dass …

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From the political point of view

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vom politischen Standpunkt aus gesehen

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What should cause concern is…

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was Sorgen (pl) bereiten sollte, ist …

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We attach too much importance to…

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wir legen zu viel Wert auf (+Acc) …

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Arguments against

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Antithese

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One objection to this is that…

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dagegen lässt sich einwenden, dass …

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It is condemned to failure

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das ist zum Scheitern verurteilt

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One should view this with some mistrust

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das sollte man mit einem gewissen Argwohn betrachten

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The reasons have not yet been fully explained

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die Gründe sind noch nicht endgültig geklärt

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There is a snag

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die Sache hat einen Haken

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This does not mean that…

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dies will nicht heißen, dass …

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I cannot accept this view

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dieser Auffassung kann ich nicht zustimmen

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To be a stumbling block to sth.

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einer Sache (Dat) im Weg stehen

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He is arguing from false assumptions

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er geht von falschen Voraussetzungen aus

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It turned out to be wrong

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es erwies sich als falsch

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There are no grounds for…

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es gibt keinen Anlass zu/für …

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It can easily happen that…

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es kann leicht vorkommen, dass …

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Not to mention…

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geschweige denn …

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You can’t take his arguments at face value

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seine Argumente kann man nicht für bare Münze nehmen

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We cannot ignore the fact that…

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wir können uns der Tatsache nicht verschließen, dass …

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Giving reasons

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Gründe angeben

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In all probability

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aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

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For the following/political reasons

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aus folgenden/politischen Gründen

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To be true of

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gelten (i-a-o) für

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The same is also true of…

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das gilt auch für …

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An example will illustrate this

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das kann man an einem Beispiel verdeutlichen / belegen

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The statistics clearly show that

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die Statistik macht deutlich, dass …

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The number is estimated at…

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die Zahl wird auf … geschätzt

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It is a proven fact that…

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es ist erwiesen, dass …

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In this/many respects

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in dieser / mancher Hinsicht

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According to the law

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laut (+Gen or Dat) Gesetz

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One must point out that…

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man muss darauf hinweisen, dass …

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Let us compare…

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man vergleiche …

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According to the findings of…

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nach Erkenntnissen (+Gen)

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According to expert estimates

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nach fachmännischen Schätzungen

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As mentioned above

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wie oben erwähnt

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All things considered

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alles in allem

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The decisive factor in this is…

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das Entscheidende dabei ist …

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The lesser evil

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das kleinere Übel

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The task is,…

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die Aufgabe ist es / besteht darin, …

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To get one’s priorities right

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die richtigen Prioritäten setzen

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The validity of the argument

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die Stichhaltigkeit des Arguments

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These individual measures must be linked to…

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diese Einzelmaßnahmen müssen mit … gekoppelt sein

196
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To keep an aim in mind

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ein Ziel im Auge behalten (ä-ie-a)

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We have no alternative but to…

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es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als …

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We can conclude from that that…

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es lässt sich daraus schließen, dass …

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It demands a change in our attitudes

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es verlangt eine Veränderung unserer Einstellungen

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I think that…

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ich bin der Ansicht, dass …

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One is forced to the conclusion that…

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man kommt unweigerlich zu dem Schluss, dass …

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We should not lose sight of the fact that…

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man sollte sich vor Augen halten, dass …

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To face the facts

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Tatsachen ins Auge sehen

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In order to avert these dangers

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um diesen Gefahren vorzubeugen

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