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:He was the only Filipino athlete predicted to win a medal by Sports Illustrated 's Olympic Preview issue . Sentence 2:However , he was defeated by Manyo Plange of Ghana in the Round of 32 , 6 to 3 .

A: however
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Q: Sentence 1:Before the war the Silesian German population amounted to more than four million inhabitants . Sentence 2:However many died or fled before the oncoming front .

A: however
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Q: Sentence 1:Lovecraft was even said to have praised Bennett 's work . Sentence 2:However , there is controversy about whether or not this actually happened and the praise appears to have resulted from letters wrongly attributed to Lovecraft .

A:
however
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