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otherwise

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in retrospect

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so that

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in the third place

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accordingly

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than

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most important of all

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emphasis

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either … or

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by reason of

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despite

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cause/ effect

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nonetheless

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contrast

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indeed

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emphasis

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thus

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cause/ effect

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solution

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more emphatically

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emphasis

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an opposing view

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contrast

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second /secondly

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since

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after that

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for this reason

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cause/ effect

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but

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contrast - coordinate conjunction

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at last

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sequence

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correspondingly

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comparison

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next

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in the first place

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sequence

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before

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sequence - subordinate conjunction

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of great concern

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problem

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following that

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cause/ effect

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for instance

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example

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of major concern

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problem

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in opposition to

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contrast

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as a result of

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cause/ effect

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in other words

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description

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the latter

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sequence

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in spite of

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cause/ effect

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so

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when

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such as

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addition

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moreover

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addition

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increasingly important

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emphasis

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the main issue

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problem

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the major reason

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problem

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equivalent

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comparison

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yet

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identical

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comparison

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at the beginning

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sequence

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contrary to

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contrast

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rather than

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comparison - subordinate conjunction

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then

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sequence, cause/ effect

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in particular

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emphasis

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nevertheless

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contrast

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commencing with

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sequence

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in the same manner

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comparison

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only if

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cause/ effect - subordinate conjunction

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more important

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emphasis

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in comparison

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comparison

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hence

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cause/ effect

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in a similar fashion

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comparison

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even though

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contrast - subordinate conjunction

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especially

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emphasis

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at first

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sequence

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first

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sequence

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as well as

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addition

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to put another way

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description

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although

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contrast - subordinate conjunction

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both … and

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addition - correlative conjunction

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in order that

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in this case

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example

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lest

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immediately

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sequence

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in contrast

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contrast

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lastly

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sequence

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regardless

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cause/ effect

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despite the fact that

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cause/ effect

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likewise

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comparison

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to emphasize

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emphasis

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as an example

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example

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the main difficulty

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problem

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consider as an illustration

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example

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therefore

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cause/ effect

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as a result

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cause/ effect

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to demonstrate

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example

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similarly

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comparison

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for

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to exemplify

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example

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as an illustration

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example

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equally important

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comparison

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and

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addition - coordinate conjunction

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the reverse of

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contrast

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unlike

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comparison - subordinate conjunction

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because

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cause/ effect - subordinate conjunction

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in conclusion

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conclusion

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further

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addition

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like

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comparison

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on the contrary

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contrast

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even if

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cause/ effect - subordinate conjunction

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on account of

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cause/ effect

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third

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sequence

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One challenge …

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problem

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initially

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sequence

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summing up

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summary

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in short

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description

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in the end

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sequence

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analogous to

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comparison

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second /secondly

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sequence

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concurrently

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sequence

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in this specific instance

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example

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in addition

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addition

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the main problem

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problem

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that

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subordinate conjunction

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whereas

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contrast - subordinate conjunction

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and yet

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contrast

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along the same lines

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comparison

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to sum up

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summary

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if

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cause/ effect - subordinate conjunction

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owing to

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cause/ effect

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apart from

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contrast

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so far

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sequence

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on the whole

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summary

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after

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sequence - subordinate conjunction

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to recapitulate

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summary

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while

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contrast - subordinate conjunction

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to be exact

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description

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or

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coordinate conjunction

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as a consequence

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cause/ effect

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furthermore

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addition

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specifically

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emphasis

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still

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cause/ effect

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nor

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addition - coordinate conjunction

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in like manner

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comparison

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previously

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sequence

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not only … but also

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addition - correlative conjunction

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until

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sequence - subordinate conjunction

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for this purpose

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cause/ effect

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once

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sequence - subordinate conjunction

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finally

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conclusion

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due to

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cause/ effect

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contrarily

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contrast

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for example

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example

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too

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addition

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at the end

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sequence

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the final point

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sequence

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in another case

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addition

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however

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contrast

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as compared with

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comparison

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another distinction

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contrast

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conversely

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contrast

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it follows that

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cause/ effect

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unless

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sequence - subordinate conjunction

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consequently

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cause/ effect

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to summarize

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summary

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though

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contrast - subordinate conjunction

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also

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addition

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besides

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addition

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in sum

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summary

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in brief

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description

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subsequently

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sequence

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on the other hand

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contrast

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caused by

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cause/ effect

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different from

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comparison

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in the last place

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sequence

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except

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contrast

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