Hedging: use hedging language to modify these statements.
Remember, you are not simply giving your opinion; you are reporting what is believed or what evidence you know to exist
Moderate consumption of alcohol is beneficial to your health.	
The Americans won the race into space.	
Soft drinks are good for you.	
Regular exercise reduces your risk of heart disease.	
Hong Kong is cheaper than anywhere else for shopping.	
Women are as effective as men in most areas of work.	
Having a good standard of English will get you a better job.	
Mobile phone use over a person’s lifetime carries some risk of cancer.	
Tea is beneficial to your health.	
Hong Kong’s air pollution comes from China. 	

Moderate consumption of alcohol is beneficial to your health.	
The Americans won the race into space.	
Soft drinks are good for you.	
Regular exercise reduces your risk of heart disease.	
Hong Kong is cheaper than anywhere else for shopping.	
Women are as effective as men in most areas of work.	
Having a good standard of English will get you a better job.	
Mobile phone use over a person’s lifetime carries some risk of cancer.	
Tea is beneficial to your health.	
Hong Kong’s air pollution comes from China. 	

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There is some evidence that / There is some debate as to whether moderate consumption of alcohol is beneficial to your health.	
There is some discussion as to whether the Americans won the race into space.	
There is no evidence that soft drinks are good for you.	
It is widely accepted that regular exercise reduces your risk of heart disease.	
There is some discussion as to whether/ It used to be widely accepted that  Hong Kong is (was) cheaper than anywhere else for shopping.	
It is widely recognized that women are as effective as men in most areas of work.	
It is commonly believed that  having a good standard of English will get you a better job.	
It is not known whether mobile phone use over a person’s lifetime carries some risk of cancer.	
There is some evidence that / It would seem that  tea is beneficial to your health.	
There is some debate as to whether Hong Kong’s air pollution comes from China.