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To show contrast we can use on the other hand. This is used when we have expressed one idea and we want to show the opposite point of view or argument. Sometimes, the first argument is expressed with on the one hand.
On the one hand I want to buy a powerful car but, on the other hand, I don’t want to pay for more fuel.
I would really like to have more money. On the other hand, I don’t want to work any more hours.
The verb is to fluctuate. The noun is fluctuation. This is when the data on a graph goes both up and down. The rises and falls may not be regular but they are constant.
The President’s popularity has fluctuated during his term in office.
There has been a constant fluctuation in the President’s popularity over the last few years
If there is an downward trend in a graph, there is a fall. A fall can be slight (not vey big) or dramatic (very quick and noticeable.) A fall can also be rapid (happens over a short period of time.) A fall that happens over a long period can be a slow fall. If a fall happens little by little, it is a gradual fall.
If there is an upward trend in a graph, there is a rise. A rise can be slight (not vey big) or dramatic (very quick and noticeable.) A rise can also be rapid (happens over a short period of time.) A rise that happens over a long period can be a slow rise. If a rise happens little by little, it is a gradual rise.
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