TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1:Anand , the tournament 's hitherto - untroubled No. 1 seed , breezed through the quarterfinal round against his longtime rival Vassily Ivanchuk . Sentence 2:But Boris Gelfand gave Anand a challenge in the semi-final , and the match was not settled until a sudden - death blitz game .

SOLUTION: but

PROBLEM: Sentence 1:He had surgery for a ruptured spinal disc in 1968 . Sentence 2:However , he won the 1963 Gold Glove Award , led the NL in fielding in 1967 , and , as mentioned above , he set a ML shortstop record with 137 double plays in 1970 .

SOLUTION: however

PROBLEM: Sentence 1:In the year between Ladbroke Grove and the joint inquiry the rail industry ( if not the general public ) had become largely committed to the adoption of TPWS . Sentence 2:Consequently , although the joint inquiry expressed considerable reservations about the effectiveness of TPWS it concurred with its adoption .

SOLUTION:
consequently