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… has been the view/concept/idea/hypothesis that P.
• – Our hypothesis / The idea here / The general notion/central concept/(important)
point ... is that P.
•  This concept / notion / idea / hypothesis / view / interpretation / theory / model …
… will serve as a starting point for studying P.
… needs careful explanation/ needs to be reconsidered
… is a useful starting-point for investigating P.
… is basic/ fundamental/ strategic/ germane/ relevant to our approach.
… proved useful in solving problems concerning P.
… is prevailing/ innovative in contemporary research.
… can be generalized to apply to P.
… can be extended to take account of P.
… is given below/ in [NN].
•  First, ... I am going to sketch my proposal that Р/ to use/ study P as Q.
... I want to point to/ review/ introduce new principles.
 Now I would like to/ can/ shall/ should / must …
… provide Р/ I must emphasize that P.
… I must say a few words about P.
… illustrate/ suggest/ posit/ stress that P.
 Here we …
… can make (put forth) a supposition that P.
… we propose a theory to account for P.
 At this point … a certain clarification is necessary / ... one important detail must be
noted, P.
 Let us now turn to/ return to example 1 (the discussion of P)/ (re)consider P.
 We must now define/ determine/ establish/ estimate/ inquire into/ provide P.
 Finally, ... I find it necessary to consider Р/ to turn our attention to P.
 The concluding/final sections/comments/remarks provide P.
•  Before we start out discussing P ...
… we need some background.
… we need to define P.
 Later we will need to introduce P.
 To assess whether P ... we should turn to Q/ one could try to separate Q.
 To illustrate the point (further) ... we may take Р/ we may note that P.
 For our present purposes ... I shall use P for Q.
... it may (might) be added/ noted that P.
 Turning to the data under consideration in this article,
... I must mention that Р / we shall need to see/ consider to what extent P.
•  P will be discussed/ exemplified/ explained ... in what follows.
 These implications underlie ... what follows.
 The question reads/ The structure of the article is ... as follows: P.
 Suggested rules for a good introduction are ... as follows: P.
 Examples of each position are ... the following, P.
 We define Q ... in the following way: P.
 This set can be generated ... by the following rule: P.
 It may be illuminating to note ... the following facts about P, Q.
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