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Using a lot instead of “much”, in “much harder” (line 12), will not affect the meaning of the sentence in any way.

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The word “likely” (line 13) expresses probability.

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The adverb Actually cannot be used instead of “As a matter of fact” (line 7).

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In the relative clause “which are generally positive and easier to deal with” (lines 9 and 10), the use of that instead of “which” is grammatically correct.

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The transition word however only expresses contrast when it is used right at the beginning of a sentence, as in line 9: “However, unlike these situations”.