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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
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The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine ( or , or ) was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after its victory in the Franco-Prussian War .
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The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine ( or ; Alsatian : ; Moselle Franconian / ) was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 , after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle department of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War .


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The Weinstein brothers ran Miramax separately of other Disney companies .
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During their tenure , the Weinstein brothers ran Miramax independently of other Disney subsidiaries , and as a result had more autonomy than the other Disney-owned companies .


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Though the process of peening has become rarer in metal fabrication , the ball-peen hammer remains useful for many tasks , such as striking punches and chisels .
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Though the process of peening ( surface hardening by impact ) has become rarer in metal fabrication , the ball-peen hammer remains useful for many tasks , such as striking punches and chisels ( usually performed with the flat face of the hammer ) .