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TO EMPHASIZE

It is worth bearing in mind that + S + V + O

It is worth bearing in mind that you will be punished heavily if

you often drive your car too quickly.

It should be noted that + S + V + O

It should be noticed that over speed will not only cause accident
to drivers but also passengers.

Emphasize/stress/underline something

In this report, they emphasize the importance of primary

education.

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TO DESCRIBE CAUSE - EFFECT

give rise to something

Mass tourism may give rise to a decline in environment and

culture.

trigger

If this policy will not be ratified, it may trigger a public threat.

Play a part in something

TV contentsare at first thought to play a part in the increase

of TV viewing among kids.

To be caused by something

Environmental pollution is partly caused by tourism - related

activities.

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TO DESCRIBE COMPARISON

compared to/ compared with

The average Japanese male now has a life expectancy of 77.6

years, compared with 75 in 2000.

By comparison with/ In comparison with

The number of bullied children under 12 years old in the US

was much higher by comparison with other groups.

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TO GIVE EXAMPLE

by way of illustration

There is a variety of listening methods that improve your

listening comprehension. By way of illustration, note-taking
is of the best way to spot ending sounds spoken in daily
dialouges or speeches

This is true of

Many celebrities are notorious for their uncontrolled

behaviors. This is true of Lindsay Lohan, and also Miley
Cirus

to name but a few

Marc Levy is the author of the best-sellers: "Children of

freedom", "If only it were true", and "All those things we
never said", to name but a few.

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TO GIVE EXPLANATION

this means that/ which means that

The Internet benefits human life at different levels, which

means that people nowadays tend to overly depend on it.

In the other words/ To put in another way

Science is not the only factor that promotes modern society. In

the other words, the prosperity of a society derives from other
underlying causes.

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TO DESCRIBE AGREEMENT

subscribe to a view/ theory that S + V + O

I subscribe to a view that road expansion cannot be a master

key to traffic congestion in crowded cities

There is general agreement that + S + V + O

There is general agreement that the Internet causes more

harm than good

It is generally accepted that + S + V + O

It is generally accepted that same-sex marriage does not cause

any harm to modern society.

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TO DESCRIBE DISAGREEMENT

There is disagreement that + S + V + O/about something

There is disagreement among educators about the necessity of

integrating subjects of arts into schools.

Have mixed opinions about something

Experts have mixed opinions about the practicability of this

solution.

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