He was injured and __________ unable to play
He was injured and therefore unable to play
_______we are not going away this weekend after all
So we are not going away this weekend after all
He was very fast___________ being terribly overweight.
He was very fast in spite of being terribly overweight.
______ of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.
As a result of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.
He's a hardworking _______ not very intelligent boy
He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy
______you can see, he is alone.
As you can see, he is alone.
__________ the sun was shining it wasn't that warm
although the sun was shining it wasn't that warm
Students are asked to take another course in English, ____ science, ____ mathematics.
Students are asked to take another course in English, or science, or mathematics.
He came ______ his illness
He came despite his illness
We did it_________ we felt it our duty
We did it because we felt it our duty
It was an easy task for an expert, _____ it was dangerous for a novice.
It was an easy task for an expert, while it was dangerous for a novice.
Some of the food crops failed. ______, the cotton did quite well.
Some of the food crops failed. However, the cotton did quite well
_________ the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.