The next step
What I propose is that…
In order to resolve this matter, I suggest that… We would appreciate it if you could… We would be grateful if you could now…
Further communication
Please do not hesitate to contact me/us if you wish to discuss any of the above. I look forward to hearing from you/receiving…
Signing off
Thank you again for your custom/interest/understanding.
Once again, my apologies for the delay/misunderstanding/error. I hope you find this solution satisfactory.
【Reports and proposals】
This report sets out/presents the findings of the…committee into…
The purpose of this report is to analyse/describe/clarify the current situation with… This proposal has been prepared in response to a demand from…for…
In response to a request from…for…，we would like to submit the following proposal. The scope of our study was… We studied/examined… What we found was that…
Our main findings were as follows:…
The reasons for this situation seem to be… This can be attributed to (the fact that)…
There are two factors that have contributed to this:…
The advantages of this approach would be firstly… This approach would have two benefits. Firstly,… The drawbacks would be…
The only disadvantage we can envisage is…
Our conclusions are that…
In conclusion, we would like to propose that/recommend that…
Your comments on the above report/proposals would be very welcome. Please reply to…@...
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【Linking words】
But
Although it is expensive, it's worth investing in.
In spite of/Despite the high cost, it's worth investing in. It is expensive. Nevertheless, it's worth investing in.
Domestic sales have been slow, whereas exports have been booming. Domestic sales have been slow. However, exports have been booming.
Domestic sales have been slow. Exports, on the other hand, have been booming. Domestic sales have been slow. Exports, by contrast, have been booming. And
As well as having good qualifications, she also has lots of experience. Besides having good qualifications, she also has lots of experience.
She has good qualifications. In addition/Moreover/Furthermore, she has lots of experience. So
Because tomorrow is a public holiday, the office will be closed.
Tomorrow is a public holiday. Consequently, the office will be closed. Tomorrow is a public holiday. As a result, the office will be closed. The office will be closed tomorrow because of the public holiday. The office will be closed tomorrow owing to the public holiday.
The office will be closed tomorrow on account of the public holiday. then
They investigated the matter thoroughly. Then they published their findings. After investigating the matter thoroughly, they published their findings.
When they had investigated the matter thoroughly, they published their findings. Following a thorough investigation of the matter, they published their findings.
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