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:In cultures where the sex of the child is of utmost importance , parents are more likely to abandon a baby of the undesired sex . Sentence 2:Similarly , people may choose to pursue the , often controversial , option of sex - selective abortion .
similarly

Sentence 1:His first son Masaaki , born in 2004 , shown interest in becoming a Kabuki actor . Sentence 2:As a result , Teruyuki tried again to meet with his aged father and succeeded .
as a result

Sentence 1:Overweight women were significantly underrepresented among company bosses , making up between 5 % and 22 % of female CEOs . Sentence 2:However , the proportion of overweight male CEOs was between 45 % and 61 % , over-representing overweight men .

however