Useful Phrases for writing Essays/Oral Exam

 en ce qui me concerne

as far as I'm concerned

 autant que je sache

 as far as I know

 je me rends compte que

I realise that

 il serait vain de nier que

 it would be pointless to deny that

Il n'en demeure pas moins que

the fact remains that

Il faut prendre X en considération

you have to also consider X

J'estime que

to feel that - useful if you want to…