sentence starters + connectives

• d'autre part = on the other hand
• en outre = furthermore
• de plus = additionally, besides
• par ailleurs = however, nevertheless
• cependant = however
• alors que = whereas
• alors que de l'avis général = although it is the general opinion
• bien qu'il soit vrai que = although it may be true that
• cela va sans dire que = it goes without say that
• cependant, il n'existe aucune certitude que = however there is no certainty that
• autrement dit = in other words
• au fil de temps = over time
• autant que je sache = as far as i know