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.

Sentence 1:He was defeated in 1919 , but was re-elected in 1922 . Sentence 2:However , he died in 1924 .
however

Sentence 1:Progress in carrying out Portillo 's reform agenda during his first year in office was slow . Sentence 2:As a result , public support for the government sank to nearly record lows by early 2001 .
as a result

Sentence 1:The couple were supposed to be married at the Schloss Raudnitz , the main residence of the Margrave , but that had been destroyed by the French . Sentence 2:As a result , the newlyweds stayed in Ostrov .

as a result