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.
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Question: Sentence 1:No merit awards or athletic scholarships are offered by Pomona . Sentence 2:Furthermore , need based financial aid is not available to international transfer applicants .

Answer: furthermore


Question: Sentence 1:These events , combined with the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction took a heavy toll on the parish . Sentence 2:However , the people proved resilient , and in short order became prosperous again .

Answer: however


Question: Sentence 1:Bacteria do not have miRNA , and instead , ceRNAs in these organisms compete for small RNAs ( sRNAs ) or RNA - binding proteins ( RBPs ) . Sentence 2:Similarly , competition by ceRNAs for RNA - binding proteins has also been reported in eukaryotic cells .

Answer:
similarly