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: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
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Q: Sentence 1:Since the targeted user base is small for such drugs , clinical drugs tend to be quicker and cheaper than those for mass market drugs . Sentence 2:Additionally , big pharmaceutical companies have tended to ignore these markets , creating a niche with minimal competition for Alexion .

A: additionally
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Q: Sentence 1:At her worst , she was paralysed in all but her little finger , and suffered muscle spasms and severe light and sound sensitivity . Sentence 2:However , by mid-1993 , Lynn was able to move her arms again , as she was shown doing in a documentary on ME .

A:
however
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