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it was raining,	Although	My sister loves going
to the beach.	
we went ahead with
the picnic.	However,	My brother, on the other hand,	
It was raining hard.	despite	absolutely hates it.	
we went ahead with
the picnic.	Nevertheless,	My sister loves going
to the beach	
We went ahead with
the picnic	you have more
freedom when you
travel independently.	my brother absolutely
hates it.	
the heavy rain.	whereas	Package tours are
usually cheaper than
independent travel.	
It was raining hard.	On the other hand,	you have more
freedom when you
make your own
arrangements.	
we went ahead with
the picnic.	Although	package tours are
cheaper,	

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Although it was raining, we went ahead with the garden party.

It was raining hard. However, we went ahead with the garden party.

It was raining hard. Nevertheless, we went ahead with the garden party.

We went ahead with the garden party despite the rain.

My sister loves going to the beach whereas my brother absolutely hates it.

My sister loves going to the beach. My brother, on the other hand, absolutely hates it.

Package tours are usually cheaper than independent travel. On the other hand, you have more
freedom when you make your own arrangements.

Although package tours are cheaper, you have more freedom when you travel independently.