Related Clues:

• 'That's true - however ...'
• Qualified consent or agreement
• Words said before qualifying?
• 'Yeah, although...'
• You, on boat's capsizing, may give something less than three cheers
• Start of a hedge
• 'Though I agree...'
• Hedge opening
• What some counters start with
• "Sure, although ..."
• 'I agree, and yet . . .'
• "That may be true. However ... "
• "True. However ... "