Is 'Noteworthy, too, are the strategies that have been devised to cope with the limits of our twenty-six letter alphabet.' a fitting logical lead-up to 'The strategies were devised to cope with our 29 letter alphabet.'
Noteworthy, too, are the strategies that have been devised to cope with the limits of our twenty-six letter alphabet.###The strategies were devised to cope with our 29 letter alphabet.