contrast

1 The team haven't been playing too well. ......, they are expected to win this afternoon.

Nevertheless

2 ........ in nearly every country in the world they drive on the right, in England they insist on driving on the left.

While

3 ........ to the north, which will remain warm and sunny, the south will become cloudy during the early morning.

In contrast

4 He couldn't get the machine to work ........ following the instructions carefully.

despite

5 I'm not tired at all. ........, I'm feeling full of energy.

On the contrary

6 ........ the computer had recently been repaired, it still kept crashing.

Although

7 I know we agreed to raise the issue at the next meeting ........ we simply won't have the time to discuss it.

but

8 The man was arrested ........ claiming to have been nowhere near the scene of the crime.

in spite of