16.There is a public contraversy nowadays over the issue of.... Those who object to ... argue that...But people who favor..., on the other hand,argue that...

17.Currently(In recent years/In the past few years/For many years), there is(has been) a (an) general(widespread/widely held) feeling towards (concern over/attitude towards/trend towards/awareness of/realization of /illustion of/belief in )...

18.These days we are often told that (hear about)..., but is this really the case?

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1.Although the popular belief is fact ,a current study(survey/investigation) indicates that...

2.The increase faliure(success/change) in... mianly(partly/largely) results from(arise from)...

3.As the saying goes,"..."

4.What is also worth noticing is that...

5.One may contribute the increase (decrease/change) to..., but ... is not by itself an andequate explnation.

6.According to (As can be seenin / As is shown in)the figure (statistics/findings/data) released(provided) by ..., it can be learned¹ (senn/predicted) that ...

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1.From what has been discussed above(Tacking into all these factors/Judging from all evidence offered), we may draw the conclusion that...

2.All the evidece (analysis) supports (confirms/warrants/points to) a (an) unshakable (sound/unmistakable) conclusion that ...

3.There is no immediate(effective) solution(approach/answer/remedy) to the problem of ..., but ... might be useful(helpful/beneficial).

4.It is high time that we place great (special/considerable) emphasis² on the improvement³ (development/promotion)of...

5.It is necessary (essential/fundamental) that effective (proper) action (measures/steps/remedies) should be taken to prevent the situation.

6.For the reasons given above, I feel (recommend)that...

7.It is hoped (suggested/recommended) that great (corporate/persistent)
efforts should be made to control ....