Complex sentence: The Hodgson Report was originally rejected by British Industry, but in 1959 the UK and US redefined their respective yards to be 0.9144 m exactly and in 1966 the Government announced the adoption in 1971 of a decimal currency.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hodgson Report was originally rejected by British Industry, but in 1959 the UK and US redefined their respective yards to be 0.9144 m exactly. In 1966 the Government announced the adoption in 1971 of a decimal currency.