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however
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Definition

though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)

(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, , nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)

However, if we choose to see the obstacles as hurdles, we can leap over them.
p. 224.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, Mother never asked, "Why can't you be like those smart boys?"
p. 30.9

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

At that point, however, I felt a new pressure—one that I hadn't been subjected to before.
p. 43.5

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

By the time I hit the tenth grade, however, the peer pressure had gotten to be too much for me.
p. 46.3

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, he decided to go back to college.
p. 59.9

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, he played that record so often during his two weeks at home that I found myself going around humming the melody.
p. 67.1

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, each college required a ten-dollar non-returnable entrance fee sent with the application.
p. 68.3

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, I wanted to attend college farther away.
p. 68.7

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, the economy hit a slump in the summer of '71, especially in the capital of the automobile industry.
p. 81.4

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

Lack of funds wasn't my only worry that day, however.
p. 86.5
However, Candy was just another student, a nice person, and I didn't have any particularly warm feelings toward her.
p. 89.6

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, many doctors don't have this natural ability, and some, including surgeons, never learn this skill.
p. 99.1

however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)

I didn't begin in the top of my class, however.
p. 100.2
However, at some point in the conversation, Dr. Udvarhelyi made an oblique reference to a concert he had attended the night before.
p. 107.3

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, a few of the doctors tended to be snobbish, and that bothered me.
p. 110.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

Each time, however, I was able to remind myself they were individuals speaking for themselves and not representative of all Whites.
p. 113.5

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, Dr. Long called me into his office.
p. 117.4

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, that episode evoked a great deal of anxiety in me.
p. 119.3

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

Within minutes of our consultations, however, they relaxed and the smiles on their faces told me that I had their acceptance.
p. 134.5

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, the side effects and mortality associated with the surgery were so great that hemispherectomy quickly fell out of favor as a viable surgical option.
p. 136.6

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

By the time I heard about her situation, Maranda was experiencing up to 100 seizures a day, as often as three minutes apart, making the right side of her In the 1940s, however, a Montreal doctor, Theodore Rasmussen, discovered something new about the rare disease that affected Maranda.
p. 137.4

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, I wasn't going to jump into some new kind of surgery without more information—and John Freeman wouldn't have wanted me to anyway.
p. 140.8

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, she does lack fine motor coordination of the fingers on her right hand and walks with a slight limp.
p. 149.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, I don't look only at the age of the patient.
p. 151.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

No matter what they did, however, the seizures increased in frequency.
p. 157.8

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

With Beth, however, the parents concluded, "She's doing too well.
p. 158.7

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

Kathy and Brian Usher, however, were already starting to punish themselves for allowing their child to go through this drastic surgical procedure.
p. 160.5

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, Craig's doctor (the original physician) did not realize it was another tumor and, as the Warnicks related the story to me, the doctor dismissed their fears.
p. 176.8

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

The tests, however, confirmed that the Warnicks had . been correct.
p. 176.9

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

He did, however, have endocrinological problems which required several weeks to regulate.
p. 180.3

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

However, after talking with the Swedish inventor of the procedure, he decided it probably wouldn't work on Craig's particular type of tumor.
p. 181.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

First, however, we had to be able to get their scalps closed before their swelling brains came completely out of their skulls.
p. 202.6

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

One day, however, about three weeks before he went back to Germany, Patrick unfortunately aspirated (sucked) his food into his lungs.
p. 209.2

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

Additional personnel didn't really solve my dilemma, however.
p. 213.6
However, things had not been going well.
p. 221.0

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

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