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.

Q: Sentence 1:As with ink printers and presses , embossers range from those intended for consumers to those used by large publishers . Sentence 2:Thus , an embosser can cost roughly anywhere from US $2,000 to $150,000 .

A: thus
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Q: Sentence 1:Vajrayana Buddhism does not restrict its teachings of Buddhism to male or female . Sentence 2:In fact , during the initial years of establishing the Tengboche Monastery , nuns studied and practiced Buddhism here .

A: in fact
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Q: Sentence 1:The mere fact that conduct disadvantages rivals does not , without more , constitute the sort of exclusionary conduct that satisfies this second element . Sentence 2:Instead , such conduct must exclude rivals on some basis other than efficiency .

A:
instead
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