Discussion
The importance of … is demonstrated by the fact that …
… assumes a special significance because or as …
One of the most obvious consequences of … is
the or an important observation that …
A point that can be made is that …
This may be discussed in terms of …
… is perhaps best viewed as …
If this is the case, then …
If, for the sake of argument, we assume …
… can be deduced from …
This attests to …
This agrees with …
… is or are, in effect, …
… supports the notion that …
… may be inferred from …
This would suggest that …
There is some evidence to suggest that …
A clue to … can be or is found in …
A clue to … lies in the fact that …
It may be argued that …
This may be applicable to …
the extent to which this reflects … is unclear
a real if elusive relationship between …
to tip the scales in favour GB or favor US of …
the distinction between … and … is not always clear cut
a bias towards …
a relatively weak predictor
… is a poor predictor of …
… is often masked by …
… leads to overrepresentation or underrepresentation of …
systematic differences in …
It is not obvious how or why …
It is by no means clear that …
The question arises whether …
It is an open question whether …
This raises a further question:
This raises the issue whether …
This raises a number of questions.
The notion that or of … raises a number of fundamental or important questions for …
… cannot simply be explained by or as …
This raises questions about the validity of …