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However / Even though / Nevertheless the staff worked very hard, it was only the managers who had a pay rise last year.

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Productivity has increased over the last quarter though / despite / although the fact that we reduced staff numbers.

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On the one hand sales increased in China but, in spite of / on the other hand / though, they fell dramatically in Australia.

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We increased productivity last year. Despite / However / On the other hand, this did not help the overall figures.

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Turnover fell rapidly despite / even though / however all the changes the company made.

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The company performed better this year compared to the previous year. In spite of / Even though / Nevertheless, we are still quite a way behind the competition.

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Everyone got a bonus despite / although / nevertheless some of them hadn’t been with the company very long.

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Everyone got a bonus despite / although / nevertheless some of them hadn’t been with the company very long.

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Despite / Even though / Although giving staff more training, productivity did not improve very much.

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Sales figures increased steadily in spite of / however / nevertheless the price increases.

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