| "Be that as it may …" |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2024 |
| "That may be true. However ... " |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2023 |
| Agree-to-disagree phrase |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2023 |
| "Sure, however ..." |
Universal |
05 Nov 2022 |
| 'I agree, and yet . . .' |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2021 |
| "Sure, although ..." |
Universal |
02 May 2021 |
| ''On the other hand . . .'' |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2020 |
| What some counters start with |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Feb 2020 |
| Hedge opening |
The Washington Post |
12 Oct 2018 |
| Hedge opening |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2018 |
| 'Though I agree...' |
Wall Street Journal |
19 May 2018 |
| Hedge opening |
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| "Though I agree..." |
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| Start of a hedge |
Newsday |
27 May 2017 |
| Words said before qualifying? |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2015 |
| Words said before qualifying? |
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| Qualified "okay" |
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| Start of an agreement that's not really an agreement |
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| Excuse maker's lead-in |
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| "I agree, however ..." |
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| "I agree, however ..." |
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| Hedger's OK |
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| Hedger's OK |
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| "I agree, however . . ." |
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| "I'll grant you that. However ..." |
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| "On the other hand..." |
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| "On the other hand ..." |
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| Conditional agreement starter |
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| "OK, on one condition ..." |
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| Tentatively affirmative words |
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| "Agreed, on one condition ..." |
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| Tentatively affirmative words |
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| "Agreed, on one condition ..." |
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| Start of a conditional agreement |
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| Start of a conditional agreement |
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| "Agreed. However ..." |
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| "Okay, fine" |
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| "Right, however ..." |
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