the essay

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not only, on top of that

has a negative connotation

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ENCIMA

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nowadays it is a well known fact that

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hoy es un hecho bien sabido que ….

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introducción: the aim of this essay is to argue that

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este trabajo tiene como objetivo argumentar

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start: let us begin by saying that

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empecemos diciendo que

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start: first, let us concentrate on the problem of

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centrémonos primero en el problema de

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moving on: let us turn our attention to

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dirijamos la atención a

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moving on: and now, next

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• a continuación

- continuamos con

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conclusion: from what has been said, it can be seen that

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de todo lo que antecede se deduce

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conclusion: in short, it a question of

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se trata, en suma

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opinion: I am convinced that

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estoy convencida de que

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intro: first and foremost

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antes de todo

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first & secondly

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• primero / primeramente

- en segundo lugar

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on the one hand … on the other

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por una parte ….. por otra

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opinion: to my mind

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a mi criterio

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opinion: it is true to say that

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podemos afirmar que

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example: as an example lets take

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sirva de ejemplo

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it is clear that

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está claro que

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the fact is that

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la cuestión fundamental es que

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whereas

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en cambio