Hedging — Advanced Academic Register (C2)

From the data, it would that the intervention had a modest effect. (verb meaning "seem"; completes "it would ")

This is the most significant finding of the decade. (single adverb meaning "it can be argued"; begins with "a", ends in -ly)

The sample was, , drawn at random, though the authors do not say so. (adverb meaning "one may reasonably assume"; begins with "p")

The methodology was, by and , sound, with a few minor caveats. (fixed phrase "by and " meaning "generally"; one word)

Adoption rose after the redesign. This would a causal link, pending further analysis. (verb meaning "indicate tentatively"; base form after "would")

The reform was, , designed to cut costs, though its real aim may differ. (adverb meaning "apparently / as it seems on the surface"; begins with "o")

The authors conclude that diet matters, while calling for replication. (adverb meaning "provisionally, without certainty"; begins with "t")

On the , the evidence favours the second hypothesis, with isolated exceptions. (three-word opener "On the " meaning "overall"; one word)

It be that an unmeasured variable explains the pattern. (modal + verb completing "It be that ..."; two words)

The model holds, to a certain , even outside the training range. (noun completing "to a certain "; means "degree of validity")

It could be that the policy did more harm than good. (passive verb completing "It could be that"; means "put forward as a position")

The two unrelated results may share a common cause. (adverb meaning "apparently, on the face of it"; begins with "s", ends in -ly)

The findings would to support the revised theory, at least provisionally. (verb completing "would to support"; means "seem/appear")

The approach is, in , scalable, though practical limits remain untested. (noun completing "in " meaning "in theory / as a general rule"; begins with "p")

Rather than proving the claim, the results merely some support to it. (verb in "merely some support to it"; means "provide/give", base form after "merely")