TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1:Regaltip created the Alex Van Halen signature drumsticks when he became an endorser . Sentence 2:However , despite being a long - time endorser of the brand , Alex Van Halen also briefly used Easton Ahead drumsticks .

SOLUTION: however

PROBLEM: Sentence 1:The commission later recommended that St Paul 's should become the mother church . Sentence 2:However , Nevill favoured St. Matthew 's Church , Dunedin , and the impasse remained .

SOLUTION: however

PROBLEM: Sentence 1:Perhaps what rankled the emperor was Xia 's arrogance rather than the apparent contention . Sentence 2:Eventually , Xia was executed at the market publicly on 31 October 1548 , following Zeng Xian 's death in April .

SOLUTION:
eventually