Hedging Practice

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Answer: "could have"

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Answer: "it is possible"

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Answer: "may be necessary"

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Answer: "often indicate"

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Answers: "may not be" / "probably"

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Answer: "Conceivably"

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Answer: "One possibility is that" / "likely"

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Answer: "It appears" / "appear to have been"

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Original sentence: The supply of this substance stimulates growth in the organism. (tend)

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Original sentence: New insights into the causes of dementia will emerge from a doubling of government funding. (likely)