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:During these years , there were 700 permanent personnel stationed at the base . Sentence 2:However , by the mid-1950s only 120 Marines were stationed at Camp Matthews .
[A]: however

[Q]: Sentence 1:She told both of her ex-boyfriends , devoted Todd and sexy Devon , that she needed time to stand on her own . Sentence 2:But now she 's totally alone , without a prom date !
[A]: but

[Q]: Sentence 1:A particular concern , Krasniqi says , is the current law on religious freedom . Sentence 2:Similarly , the KPEC plans to challenge the education ministry 's financing of an Islamic madrasa in the capital .
[A]:
similarly