TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: the fire threatened the loy yang power station , particularly the station 's open-cut coal mine.

SOLUTION: the fire threatened the loy yang power station , particularly the station 's open-cut coal mi.

PROBLEM: originally it was a part of the earldom of bentheim , before it became independent in 1454.

SOLUTION: before becoming independent in 1454 , it was part of the earldom of bentheim.

PROBLEM: further , the term " the celsius or centigrade thermometer " was again used in reference to a particular type of thermometer at least as early as 1850.

SOLUTION:
moreover , the term " celsius or centrigrade thermometer " was again used in reference to a special type of thermometer at least as early as 1850.