| Giving an explanation |
Making a suggestion |
Comparing tow things |
Making a prediction about the future |
Agreeing or disagreeing with something |
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I think we should |
I think …is preferable to |
It’s quite likely that |
Yes, absolutely |
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| One reason is |
It would be a good idea to |
better than |
It’s possible that |
Certainly, yes, |
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| That’s why I think |
What about…? |
more comfortable than |
It’s not very likely that |
Yes, I think we should actually, |
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One idea would be to |
less useful than |
It’s unlikely that |
Yes, I personally like…(because) |
| Consequently, |
One thing we could do would be to |
I prefer |
I doubt whether … will happen. |
Not really (because) |
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My favourite … is |
In the long run |
To be honest, no, (because) |
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If you compare … with |
In the future, I think |
I’m not sure that I agree that with |
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In years to come |
I don’t really think |
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By the year |
I’m afraid I can’t agree with that idea (because) |
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By the time we are |
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