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

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

The new electric car is expected to go into production soon, ______ that any design faults are rectified quickly.

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

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

I’ll neither buy anything ____ go home.

______ 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's an admirable and straightforward character, readers cannot help but identify with her.

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

_____ 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.

The participants in the experiment actually put on weight, ______ the fact that they were doing more exercise.

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

________ many residents are happy with the standard of maintenance in the complex, others feel it is poor, given the high service charges.