Complex sentence: In 1995, the store was making a loss and Argyll closed, despite the protests of the Co- op. The Co-op argued that they should be awarded specific performance, on the ground that it was necessary to keep a store open in an otherwise depressed area.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1995, the store was making a loss and Argyll closed, despite the protests of the Coop. The Coop argued that they should be awarded specific performance, on the ground that it was necessary to keep a store open in an otherwise depressed area.