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:The Germanies were artisan guilds who also , at first with the government 's permission , served as civilian militias to fight raiding pirates . Sentence 2:However , the Germanies also had an economic agenda favoring the commoner - dominated guilds that clashed with the aristocracy .
[A]: however


[Q]: Sentence 1:Extraction of rather small amounts of U-234 from natural uranium would be feasible using isotope separation , similar to that used for regular uranium - enrichment . Sentence 2:However , there is no real demand in chemistry , physics , or engineering for isolating U-234 .
[A]: however


[Q]: Sentence 1:Unlike other countries a reported place of residence is physically checked by government officials as well as the de-registration of a previous residence . Sentence 2:Hence , the official confirmation may take up to four months .
[A]:
hence