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Tags: <meaning><adverbs><synonyms><adverbial-phrases>
Title: Introductory word meaning "considering what was previously said"
Question: Is there an introductory word or phrase which means  considering what was said ?    German-made parts are way too expensive.  Taking it into  consideration , we ordered Chinese ones.

Answers:
sents: text: What about good old "so"?
text: German-made parts are way too expensive, so we ordered Chinese ones.
text: This is by far the most natural way of saying this.
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/29750/theonlygusti
score: 35
sents: text: I guess you want to use a subordinate conjunction (or a phrase with similar functionality) which simply means "because".
text: In this context, I can mention several ones as below: Thus
text: Therefore Hence
text: consequently In this regard With this regard Under this consideration ...
text: However, I think you can reword that sentence to a more concise sentence: Since German-made parts are way too expensive, we ordered Chinese ones.
text: We ordered Chinese ones because German-made parts are way too expensive.
text: And many other similar sentences.
text: Note :
text: In line with the constructive feed-backs, "due to the reason that" and "due to" has been replaced by "because".
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/21666/Cardinal
score: 19
sents: text: Given : assigned as a basis of calculation, reasoning, etc.:
text: Given A and B, C follows.
text: dictionary.com
text: So your sentence would read: German-made parts are way too expensive.
text: Given that , we ordered Chinese ones.
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/11145/AndyT
score: 10
sents: text: Your phrase as-is is exactly what I'd use.
text: Except I would probably change it to "this," not "it."
text: German-made parts are way too expensive.
text: Taking this into consideration, we ordered Chinese ones.
text: Meanwhile, if you want a one-word answer, you could use, " thus " and various other synonyms for "thus."
text: German-made parts are way too expensive.
text: Thus , we ordered Chinese ones.
text: If you want to consolidate your sentences even more, you could try a semicolon.
text: German-made parts are way too expensive; thus , we ordered Chinese ones.
text: Semicolons show you really know your stuff, add sentence variation in construction, (slightly) lead into the next train of thought without breaking the reader's flow and just look cool .
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/46453/Teacher KSHuang
score: 7
sents: text: If you definitely want a single word, then I would go with 'accordingly' - "in a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances".
text: "German-made parts are way too expensive.
text: Accordingly, we ordered Chinese ones."
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/54451/chipples
score: 4
sents: text: Consider:
text: In light of or similar phrases .
text: From the Macmillan Dictionary because of a particular fact
text: In light of your good driving record, we’ve decided to overlook this offense.
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/48224/Davo
score: 4
sents: text: The majority of answers are looking to satisfy the original requirement and don't seem to consider sentence order.
text: What you are trying to convey can be said in a single short sentence without archaic words like 'thus' and without the use of complex punctuation I.e. We ordered Chinese parts because the German ones are too expensive.
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/48894/charmer
score: 4
sents: text: Knowing that German-made parts are way too expensive, we ordered Chinese ones.
text: Or if you were to keep the structure same you could say German-made parts are way too expensive.
text: Knowing that, we ordered Chinese ones.
text: knowing Showing or suggesting that one has knowledge or awareness that is secret or known to only a few people.
text: Reference
answer_details: author: ell.stackexchange.com/users/9691/Hanky Panky
score: 3

Summary of the answers:
Suggestions include thus, therefore, hence, consequently, in this regard, due to the reason that, and due to.
In this context, the follwoing may be used:   Thus  
Therefore  Hence   consequently  In this regard  With this regard  Under this consideration