______ from allowing the experience to put him off kite surfing, it actually made him more determined to succeed.

______ did the sisters write books now considered classics, but they were also held in high regard for their poetry.

______ your preference for the characters of Jane or Cathy, you'll certainly find plenty of people who agree with you.

______ readers are touched by Jane Eyre's honesty, dignity and triumph over adversity, or they prefer Cathy's darker, more passionate and complicated character.

She was inexperienced; _______, she decided to play the game.

Being able to hold down a demanding full-time job _____ also studying is a combination that few achieve without some difficulty.

_______ much the sisters published as adults, they actually wrote more words as children.

I will not ask for help from anyone even ___ I fail.

Salads are good for health; _______, I take them regularly.

_____ Charlotte didn't become a painter as she had hoped because her writing career took off, or she abandoned her artistic ambitions for another, unknown, reason.

Expanding on answers at an interview demonstrates good subject knowledge in ______ to giving the speaker confidence.

She did extremely well in her first professional game, especially ______ how nervous she had been beforehand.

I’ll neither buy anything ____ go home.