Without a doubt

‘certainly’, ‘100%’ That was, without a doubt, the funniest movie I have ever seen. Without a doubt she is the …

May as well

as we cannot change the larger situation, why don’t we do x? / doing x is probably our best choice …

…Granted,…

That said / of course, this is also true (the usual pattern is +, -, then another +) City deserved …

In light of…

for this reason In light of how much money they are losing, the company has decided to lay off 10 …