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:On the final play of the game , Freeman threw a game - tying touchdown pass to Mike Williams in the back of the endzone as time expired . Sentence 2:However , the touchdown did not count because he stepped out of bounds before making the catch .
however

Sentence 1:Both Stromberg and Van Dyke wanted the Native Alaskans in the film to speak in their native tongue . Sentence 2:However , MGM production chief Irving Thalberg worried that intertitles were too distracting and would seem old - fashioned , and Stromberg agreed .
however

Sentence 1:The Senate then confirmed Ford by unanimous consent on October 3 , 2011 . Sentence 2:As a result , Ford no longer was serving under a recess appointment and therefore could have held the position until Obama 's term ended in January 2017 .

as a result