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:Mining corporation Barrick Gold has been leased mining rights to mine in Porgera in the Eastern Highlands . Sentence 2:As a result , there have been forced eviction of people from their homes and serious misconduct by police in this area .
as a result