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 \noindent{}This work would not have been possible without the amazing supervision I received during my candidature.
 First and foremost, I would like to thank Guido Tack.
 Searching for a thousand years, I do not imagine I would find another mentor as knowledgable, kind, and patient.
-I am also grateful to Peter J. Stuckey, whose insights and guidance were instrumental in my research. I will forever be envious of his ability to instantly grasp even the most complex problems.
+I would also like to express my deepest thanks to Peter J. Stuckey, whose insights and guidance were instrumental in my research. I will forever be envious of his ability to instantly grasp even the most complex problems.
-Furthermore, I would also like to thank Andreas Schutt for always keeping an eye out for me and providing an outside perspective when it was required.
+Furthermore, my sincere thanks go to Andreas Schutt for always keeping an eye out for me and providing an outside perspective when it was required.
-Last but not least, I thank Graeme Gange and Maria Garcia de la Banda for their advice, feedback, and contributions to my research.
+Last but not least, appreciation is due to Graeme Gange and Maria Garcia de la Banda for their advice, feedback, and contributions to my research.
 I am truly honoured to have had such an excellent team guiding me on this journey.
 
 This thesis has been funded by CSIRO’s Data61.
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 In particular, I would like to thank my friends and colleagues at Monash University.
 Their interest in my research and the always captivating discussions have on many occasions given me the motivation required to keep going.
 In no particular order, I would like to thank: David, Kevin, Dora, Senthoo, Ali, Alexander, Eddie, Jason, Henk, Mark, Pierre, Daniel, Ariel, Gleb, and Dani.
-I wish to say a special thank you to Julie Holden, whose writing advice and proofreading helped improve this thesis.
+Especially, I would like to thank Julie Holden, whose writing advice and proofreading helped improve this thesis.
 
 I was introduced to Constraint Programming and \minizinc{} by Pierre Flener when I studied at Uppsala University.
 I will forever be grateful for him for introducing me to this field and the other optimizers at Uppsala University that made the field so much fun to work in, such as Jean-Noël, Gustav, Justin, Mats, and Linnea.
 
-Finally, I am thankful for my friends and family, who have kept me sane for the last four years:
+Finally, heartfelt thanks to my friends and family, who have kept me sane for the last four years:
 my mother, Saskia, for the unlimited amount of support she has always offered me;
 my father, Marco, and Natalja, for helping me look to the future;
 my siblings, Bram, Guus, and Layla, for providing the necessary distraction from time to time;
 my friends abroad, Dries, Johan, Mats, Adrian, and Manon, for staying in contact despite the awful time differences;
 and the new friends I made in Australia, Kyron, Rachel, Erin, and Carl, for giving me such a warm welcome.
-Above all, I want to thank Caitlin for her love and support when I needed it most.
+Above all, I cannot begin to express my thanks to Caitlin, who provided me with her love and support when I needed it most.
 
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