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:Sarajlija remained in Cetinje more than three years -- until the spring of 1831 . Sentence 2:But he still did not have enough of Montenegro .
[A]: but


[Q]: Sentence 1:Towards the end of the Warring States period , the Qin state became disproportionately powerful compared with the other six states . Sentence 2:As a result , the policies of the six states became overwhelmingly oriented towards dealing with the Qin threat , with two opposing schools of thought .
[A]: as a result


[Q]: Sentence 1:Save Our Children was successful enough to influence similar repeals in several American cities in 1978 . Sentence 2:However , the same year a campaign in California called the Briggs Initiative , designed to force the dismissal of homosexual public school employees , was defeated .
[A]:
however