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Example Sentences for “linking devices”:
1 weighing arguments:
1.1 On the one hand, Marine Parks make up a good study setting for wild life, on the other
hand, they cannot really provide real life situations for the marine life studied.
1.2 There is no denying that Marine Parks are a strong tourist attraction, but do they really
show marine life as it is?
1.3 Certainly, it is handy if you do not have to drive hundreds of kilometres to the places
where wild life really occurs, but is the cheap substitute really worth seeing?
1.4 Of course, everybody wants to see those gorgeous animals, but should they really be
kept in small aquariums for that?
1.5 Many studies of wild marine life have been carried out in Marine Parks, it is true, but
there always remains just that little doubt whether the findings are truly accurate.
2 purpose:
2.1 Marine Parks are built in order to / to / so as to provide a good substitute for people who
cannot afford to travel to the real wild life spots.
2.2 Aquariums for marine fish are built as similar as possible to real wildlife conditions so that
the animals can feel at home there.
2.3 Marine Parks are for ordinary people to see extraordinary wildlife. / Marine Parks are for
keeping mass-tourists happy.
3 contrast:
3.1 Unlike real wildlife animals, fish in Marine Parks do not really have to fight for their food.
3.2 Visiting a Marine Park is all nice and good, but / however / and yet , there is nothing like
seeing real wildlife on a diving tour.
3.3 Contrary to expectations of Marine Park owners, most tourists still say that they would
actually prefer to see the real thing.
4 concession:
4.1 Although / even though most tourists enjoy the visit of a Marine park, they still say that
they would actually prefer to see the real thing.
4.2 Despite / in spite of the enjoyment that a visit of a Marine Park can provide, most tourists
still say that they would actually prefer to see the real thing.
4.3 Despite the fact that / in spite of the fact that most tourists enjoy the visit of a Marine
park, they still say that they would actually prefer to see the real thing.
4.4 Most tourists enjoy the visit of a Marine park, but / however / still / and yet / nonetheless /
nevertheless they still say that they would actually prefer to see the real thing.
4.5 Most tourists enjoy the visit of a Marine park. But / However / Still / And yet / Nonetheless
/ Nevertheless they still say that they would actually prefer to see the real thing.
5 reason:
5.1 Many tourists go to Marine Parks because / for [denn] they cannot afford to travel to the
real wild life spots.
5.2 Owing to the high cost involved many tourists cannot afford to travel to the real wild life
spots.
5.3 Many tourists cannot afford to travel to the real wild life spots because of / due to /
on account of the big cost involved.
5.4 There is high cost involved in travelling to the real wild life spots, that is why many
tourists prefer to just visit a Marine Park.
6 consequence:
6.1 Marine Parks have come under increasing attack over the last few years. As a result,
/ as a consequence / in consequence / consequently / and so more and more tourists try
to travel to the real wild life spots.
7 introducing arguments of others:
7.1 Some experts say / It has been argued / Many argue / Experts claim / XY contends / It is
the contention of XY / Rumour has it / There is reason to believe that all studies
conducted in Marine Parks are actually worthless, for they do not represent real wild life
conditions.
8 reinforcing and / or specifying in more detail:
8.1 Marine Parks are good enough for mass tourism, indeed / in point of fact, actually, in
actual fact , 80% of all visitors indicate that they have enjoyed their visit. [the second
part of the sentence contains a reinforcement of the first statement, and, it adds more details to substantiate the first claim.]
9 conditional:
9.1 Marine Parks can never truly satisfy visitors unless they are really well conceived. / if
they are not really well conceived.
9.2 I can imagine that Marine Parks may be a satisfactory experience provided that /
providing that / as long as they are really well conceived.
10 personal opinion:
10.1 I think / I guess / I reckon / I expect / I (personally) believe / it seems to me that Marine
Parks are not such a bad idea, after all.
10.2 As I see it / In my opinion / In my view / To my eyes / To my mind Marine Parks are still
a good tourist attraction for many tourists who cannot afford to travel to the real wild
life spots.
11 enumeration:
11.1 First of all / Firstly / First , I do not think that I can enjoy seeing animals in captivity, in
general, furthermore / what is more / moreover there are always such horrible crowds at
these Marine Parks, and last (but not least) / finally , I simply prefer to wait and save up
and go to a real wild life spot before I ever set my foot into one of those aquariums. Besides / In addition , I can always watch a film on tv or from a dvd, if I want to see
wildlife that is not really real. These films are mostly even much more interesting than
any Marine Park can ever be.