In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
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Question: as the church of satan does not publicly release membership information , it is not known how many members belong to the church.

Answer: it is not know how many members belong to the church of satan because it does not release membership information.


Question: the story of christmas is based on the biblical accounts given in the gospel of matthew , namely - and the gospel of luke , specifically -.

Answer: the story of christmas is based on the gospel of matthew and specifically the gospel of luke.


Question: these somewhat abstract concerns tend to determine some but not all details of a specific concrete market system where buyers and sellers actually meet and commit to trade.

Answer:
these abstract concerns often determine many of the details of a concrete market system where buyers and sellers meet.