Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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:Membership in the FDJ was nominally voluntary . Sentence 2:However , those who did not join lost access to organized holidays , and found it difficult ( if not impossible ) to be admitted to universities , pursue chosen careers etc .
however