| by contrast (z drugiej strony) | One dictionary is very good; the other... is very bad. |
| on the contrary (tak naprawde, wprost przeciwnie) | Many people think that our is a good university... it is very bad/ |
| if/then | ..Jack is clever...John is absolutely brilliant. |
| compared with (w porównaniu z) | ...Mike, Peter is extremely brillant. |
| when set besides (w porównaniu do) | ...Peter, Mike is not exactly brilliant. |
| like (tak jak, podobnie) | Eire... Spain is overwhelmingly Catholic. |
| as with | ...all the other problems, I will be dealing with this one very cursorily. |
| If/then | ...it used to be fashionable to have long hair and wide trousers,..it will soon be fashionable.. |
| On the one hand/on the other hand | ...he is very clever, but... he is very lazy |
| like (tak jak, podobnie) | The LA community,.. many others across the States, had to face the inevitable question. |
| If/then | ...Bankook is ugly,.. Manila is indescribably hideous. |
| As with | ..so many things in life, it is best to preserve a certain inner distance from the stupidities.. |
| by contrast (z drugiej strony) | The other courses are terrible; this one... is fairly interesting. |
| As with/not unlike | Such phenomena... racism have not found many adherents in Denmark... in Germany. |
| As with | ...the previous essay, this one also begins with a long quotation. |
| Like (tak jak, podobnie) | ...America, Canada can sometimes be a dangerous place for tourists. |
| Like (tak jak, podobnie) | There are those who...my friend beg to disagree. |
| By contrast (z drugiej strony) | This book is interesting; the other..., is terribly boring. |
| If whereas | ...agricultural and technological revolutions.. |
| Like (tak jak, podobnie) | ...other European countries Spain has its own unique traditions. |
| Like (tak jak, podobnie) | ...the previous exercise, this one will also be devoted to the future tense. |
| On the contrary (tak naprawde, wprost przeciwnie) | many consider him hard-working... he is very lazy. |