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To my mind

It is my firm belief that

As far as I am concerned

To put it in another way

That is to say

In other words

In this way

..

Obviously

It is a fact that

As a matter of fact
For example

For instance

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First of all
In the first place

Secondly

What is more
Furthermore

Moreover
In addition to

Needless to say that

..

On top of (all) that

..

make matters worse

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According to the local residents

..

People often claim that

..

Some people feel that

() ..

It is popularly believed that

..

Proponents of this view argue that

..

Opponents of this view argue that

/
..

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One advantage of

..

A further advantage of

..

The main advantage of

..

Conversely

On the other hand

On the contrary

However,

Nevertheless,
Despite (sth)

..

In spite of (sth)
Although (clause)
Even though (clause)

..

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Owing to the fact that

..

Due to the fact that

Seeing that
..

In view of the fact that

On the grounds that

..

Therefore

Thus
As a consequence

As a result

n order to

..

With the purpose of

..

With the intention of

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With reference to global warming

() ..

Regarding global warming

Concerning global warming
..

With respect to global warming

With regard to global warming

All things considered

'

Considering all the above

To sum up

On the whole

In conclusion

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