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then Q.
 As it has already been stated above, ... P may be manifested in terms of Q.
 It is not overstating the case to say/ In conclusion, it may be said ... that P (is
similar to Q).

2.2.6. Arguing by negation (Impersonal constructions)

•  It is beyond the scope of this paper ... to develop these matters further.
 It is not my purpose/ the purpose of this article ... to delve into P.
 It is doubtful/ seems unlikely ... that this theory will capture P.
 It is in principle impossible/ It would not be productive ... to reduce P to Q.
•  It is (was not) accident/It is thus not surprising/It needs no argument ... that P.
 It is misleading/ nonsensical/ pointless/ not correct/ an error ... to focus only on
P.
 It would not be adequate ... to regard/ consider P as Q.
 It cannot/ can .hardly be denied ... that P is true.

2.2.7. Arguing by inversion (Emphatic impersonal constructions)

•  It is here ... that F's major contribution to the field as a whole lies.
 It is in this area of inquiry ... that much of the terminology originates.
 It is just in the threshold region ... where these effects are most important.
•  It is P ... which is characteristic of Q.
 It is the rate of P ... that will be most troublesome.
 It is one of the basic principles of Q ... that P.
 It is my firm belief ... that P is erroneous.
 It does not have to be the case ... that P.
 It is exactly the case ... with P.
 It is precisely this that distinguishes ... P and Q.
 It is our aim ... to detect/ find P.
 It will require innovation ... to protect the environment.
 It is the job of scientists ... to provide P.
 It is indeed as a tool of social interaction ... that speech most clearly confers an
evolutionary advantage on man.

2.3. Parenthesis; Appositive emphatic patterns accounting for
2.3.1. (Parenthesis accounting for) Conditions

•  In view of Р/ In this framework/ In our current conception/ In a broad sense, ...
R.
 In the light of my proposed treatment of P, ... it would seem that Q.
In proposals I am making in this article, ... P (is similar to Q).
 Неге/ In this connection/ In response to P (this) ... it will be shown that P.
 In particular/ In detail, ... we shall see that this is not sufficient.
•  In discussing/ surveying P, ... it is better to use the term Q/ we want to relate R
to Q.
 In practice, ... P is common/ is somewhat uncommon.
 In biology, ... we are entitled to use functional explanations.

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