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:In 1492 additional documentation was collected for submission to Pope Innocent VIII with the intention of having Algotsson canonized in 1498 . Sentence 2:But Innocent VIII 's death in 1492 hindered this to a significant degree .
[A]: but

[Q]: Sentence 1:Billy Taylor and Don Gallinger , now middle - aged , were finally forgiven for their gambling in 1948 and were reinstated to the NHL . Sentence 2:However , they did not return to the NHL .
[A]: however

[Q]: Sentence 1:In 2000 , Meijin - 2000 played against human players in Moscow Open Tournament . Sentence 2:However , not until 2017 were the computer programs proved to be able to outperform top human players in public competitions .
[A]:
however