1. in general/ on the whole/ generally

2. all in all

3. From the foregoing, …

4. in brief/ in summary/ in conclusion/ in short/ in a word/ to sum up/ to conclude/ to summarize

5. If it is up to me to make a choice between A and B, I would rather choose … over …

6. If I were forced to agree with one of the two, my choice would be …

7. From the above comparison and contrast, anyone can safely conclude that …

8. When the advantages and disadvantages are carefully compared, the most striking conclusion is self-evident.

9. Judging from all evidence offered, we may reasonably come to/ draw the conclusion that …

10.All these opinions make sense, and consequently it is hard to choose the best of them. In my opinion, such matters must be left to individual’s conscience.

11.From what has been discussed above, we may safely arrive at the conclusion that …

12.Personally, I side with the former/ latter opinion.

13.I am of the opinion that priority should be given to …

14.Personally, I stand on the side of …

15.As far as I am concerned, I am in favor of the opinion that …

16.For my part, I completely agree with the former /latter.

17.To be frank/ To tell the truth, I should second the former/ latter attitude/ position in preference to the latter/ former.

18.People from different backgrounds, however, put different interpretations on the same thing.

19.Views on the issue in question vary from person to person/ vary widely.

20.People rarely reach an absolute consensus on a controversial issue.

21.Taking into account all these factors, we may reasonably come to the moral that …

22.For the reasons presented above, I strongly commit to the notion that …

23.All the evidence justifies an unshakable view that …

24.All the evidence supports an unmistakable conclusion that …

25.To conclude my essay, I would like to quote an old saying “…”.

26.Both views have strong foundations; but, overall, I tend to agree with the latter.

27.What we must do is make sure that the positive ones are encouraged and the negative ones are eliminated as far as possible.

28.It is true that to do … brings about both positive and negative results. But we can try our best to reduce the negative influence to the least extent. Besides, compared with the positive effects, the disadvantages would not count much.

29.It is high time that we/ the government did …

30.To achieve this goal, however, we still have a great distance to cover.

31.It is urgent/ important/ necessary that appropriate/ effective/ proper actions/ measures/ steps/ method be taken to end/ correct/ improve …

32.There are believed/ expected/ supposed to be two effective measures/ practical schemes/ sound solutions, one of which is …

33.Both governments and ordinary citizens should join hands to make this world a better place to live in, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations.