How to reduce the number of words in a sentence

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I wrote the following sentence while I was writing an essay. However, my instinct says that this sentence is wordy. Therefore, I would really appreciate it if someone could assist me in reducing the number of words in the following sentence. Furthermore, please let me know some tips that I need to take into account in order to avoid wordy sentences if possible.

Furthermore, despite the fact that the received wisdom is that it is an individual's responsibility to look after their vulnerable parents, there might be a certain number of situations in which they could not afford it.

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dileepaFurthermore, please let me know some tips that I need to take into account in order to avoid wordy sentences if possible.

I find that the tight word or character limits found in some online forms, e.g. in some "comments" fields, do wonders. Something that I might have taken 200 words to express can actually be done in 100 or less. Perhaps you could self-impose a word limit that is some fraction of your wordy version, and challenge yourself to get the word count down to that.

dileepaFurthermore, despite the fact that the received wisdom is that it is an individual's responsibility to look after their vulnerable parents, there might be a certain number of situations in which they could not afford it.

The main thing to tackle is "despite the fact that the received wisdom is that it is". To start with, see if you can think of one word that could replace "despite the fact that".

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