C1 Linkers and formal language

The way people watch TV shows is changing ________ companies must adapt to survive.

____________ the fact that he's never been to France, he speaks French fluently.

It is ____________ believed that vegetarianism is the only way to save the planet.

Heavy smoking can _______ lung cancer.

In this day and ______, the hot topic on everyone's lips is Climate Change.

English people like beer ________ Scottish people prefer whisky.

___________, we live in a relatively safe country.

The first _______to consider is the impact on the local wildlife.

The recent election results will have a huge __________ on the future of the country.

In _____ of the above (in conclusion, it's probably true to say that...

Many people were trapped in their houses __________ the heavy snowfall.

In general, the internet is brilliant. ___________, it is frequently misused.

It goes with out ________ that without nuclear weapons the world would be a safer place.

Climate change has _______ rise to big big changes in the third world.

Taking all this into __________, the best course of action is to prohibit non-essential cars.

__________, more than 60% of young people have said that they don't like going to night clubs.

Governments have spent a great _______ of money on new sources of renewable energy.