Discourse Vocabulary — C2

______ the difficulties involved, the project was completed ahead of schedule.

______ evidence suggests the new treatment is both safe and effective.

The government increased public investment; ______, it cut income taxes.

______ the new policy is concerned, several significant concerns remain unaddressed.

Revenues fell by 30%; ______, competitor revenues grew by 20%.

Funding was cut and staff left; ______, productivity declined sharply.

______ the new findings, the original model must be substantially revised.

A new working group has been established; ______, new funding has been allocated.

The compound had ______ received very little attention from mainstream researchers.

One important ______ is that the study was conducted on an unusually small sample.

There is one important ______ — the data may not be generalisable to other populations.

______ the same token, economic growth cannot be the only measure of national success.

______ the evidence, earlier projections now appear excessively optimistic.

A new oversight body has been proposed; ______ this end, draft legislation has been submitted.

______ the regulations are concerned, all companies must comply by the end of the year.

______ unknown, the mechanism has now been identified and described in detail.

Both initiatives were rolled out ______ to maximise their combined impact.

______ evidence, the drug appears both safe and effective in phase-two trials.

The plan is feasible, as long as it relates to the legal framework currently in place.

The tax was unpopular; in spite of this, it was passed by a large majority.

Investment fell; as a result of this, innovation slowed across the sector.