47) In my opinion/To my mind, nothing is more...than...

　　(e.g. To my mind, nothing is more important than the need to know right from wrong.)

　　48) If our first reACTion to this wrong thinking/prACTice is just a retort on it, our true/ultimate goal is...

　　(e.g. ...is to make/put right such illusion/prACTice.)

　　49) Nowhere in history has the problem/issue/illusion/trend been so...that...

　　(e.g. ...so critical/hinder some that there is a growing awareness of the urge/necessity to abandon the belief that man can always conquer nature.)

　　50) Now (that)/Since...the focus of our concern/argument should be switched over to...

　　(e.g. Now that the issue is too obvious to need further refutation, the focus of our argument should be switched over to intensifying the concept of water shortage among the people.)

　　51) I am of the opinion/point/view that...

　　(e.g. I am of the view that China's future is bright but the road to success is not smooth.)

　　52) To my mind/From my point of view/In my opinion, whether...or...depend s on how...

　　(e.g. To my mind, whether money may bring us happiness or evils depends on how we get it and how we use it.)

　　53) Anyway/Anyhow/In any case, whether...or...is a difficult question to answer (remains to be turned over), one thing is certain that...

　　(e.g. In any case, whether cloning is a blessing or a curse remains to be turned over; but one thing is certain that it will make a GREat difference to our outlook on life.)

　　54) In my eye(s), the wide divergence of opinions as to...does not mean that...(we are at a loss to know how to conduct ourselves). The truth of the matte r (The basic question) is...

　　(e.g. In my eyes, the wide divergence of opinions as to failure does not mean that...The truth of the matter is what place we leave it to hold (occupy) in our heart.)

　　55) I can't give my consent to either of the extreme opinions, for/because/as I believe/hold that...

　　(e.g. ...for I hold that a safer way is to make best of each other's rat ional arguments.)

　　56) I am of the view/opinion/point that we should give first place (priority) to...while making...subsidiary.

　　(e.g. I am of the view that we should give first place to the quality-oriented education while making the examination-oriented education subsidiary.)

　　57) In my opinion, the former (latter) standpoint is more…to/for...

　　(e.g. In my opinion, the former standpoint is more suitable for our national conditions.)

　　58) Although the first (second) viewpoint holds water to some deGREe (extent), I am still favorably inclined towards the second (first) one.

　　59) To be frank/To tell the truth, I should second the former (latter) attitude/position in preference to the latter (former).

　　60) Despite the extreme to which the former (latter) viewpoint goes, the fACT of the matter, in my opinion, is that...

　　(e.g. ...the fACT of the matter, in my opinion, is that more and more people are doing their bit in brightening China's future.)

　　61) For the foregoing reasons, I (have/will) never...

　　(e.g. For the foregoing reasons, I have never wavered in my pursuit of this purpose.)

　　62) Although...nothing has...can...(或I have/will all along...)A

　　(e.g. Although these years have witnessed drastic changes in the way people think and live, I have all along held firmly to the belief that anything in line with the true interests of the people is worth carrying forward.)

　　63) Things may change with tidal currents, but what remains the same as before is...

　　(e.g. ...is my attachment to sb./sth.)

　　64) In my mind, there is not anything/anybody that/who...than...

　　(e.g. In my mind, there is not anything that arouses more excitement than this sport/event/place.)

　　65) Indeed, time and space has proved (that)...

　　(e.g. Indeed, time and space has proved that, the more effort I make in that direction, the more hungry I feel for it.)

　　66) My list could go on, but more important/substantial/pressing to me is (that)...

　　(e.g. ...is what steps I should take towards the realization of my aim.)

　　67) To..., however, is/requires/demands...

　　(e.g. To be a successful learner, however, demands a GREat deal of work.)

　　68) But in reality, the expression of one' reasons in one thing while the accomplishment of his purpose is another thing, which usually needs/is/requires...(So,...)

　　(e.g. ..., which usually needs a GREater effort of will.)

　　69) To me, however, the GREatest challenge is not the matter/question of...but (the matter/question) of...

　　(e.g. To me, however, the GREatest concern/challenge is not the matter of the grounds for my aspiration, but of capacities to be increased for making it a reality.)

　　70) Since/Now (that)..., what remains to be done/desired is...

　　(e.g. Since the fACTors for my choice are in black and white, what remains to be desired is how to strive towards it.)

　　71) Another (good/ideal) case in point is that of...

　　(e.g. Another ideal case in point is that of rowing against current.)

　　72) To the already well-known/familiar examples/cases of..., another may/can be added:...

　　(e.g. ...of things turning out contrary to one's wishes, another can be added: A GREat invention in medicine leads to a sharp increase in the average span of human life. But on the other hand, it turns out to overburden the food supply of the world.)

　　73) As another illustration/example, let's take/see (the case of)...

　　(e.g. As another illustration, let's see the case of swimming in an ocean.)

　　74) A very similar case/example/story can be cited/told from...

　　(e.g. ...from the modern military history of China.)

　　75) Perhaps it will suffice to mention another example/case/story of..., which unfolds as follows:...

　　(e.g. ...of an unbridgeable gap between ideal and reality, which unfolds as follows: A woman was speaking to her friend about her two beaus. “If I could combine their qualities, I'd be the happiest person in the world. Ronald is rich, handsome and witty but unwilling to propose marriage to me. Tony, compared with t he first, is outshone but he is eager to marry me.”)

　　76) It is only by/through...that...

　　(e.g. It is only by adapting oneself to a new environment that he is more likely than others to survive in it.)

　　77) From the exemplifications above, it turns out that...

　　(e.g. From the exemplifications above, it turns out that the power of determined will enables one to find some way out of any difficulty.)

　　78) As the foregoing turns out, it matters not...but... (e.g. As the foregoing turns out, it matters not what color your cat is but once it catches mice, it must never be one of the bad.)

　　79) Indeed, the evidence upon all sides justifies/confirms/supports/points to/is in favor of the truth/view/maxim that...

　　(e.g. ...that failure teaches success.)