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: banding features continued to organize as the system slowly strengthened , and on august 23 debby attained a peak intensity of 50 mph -lrb- 85 km / h -rrb- over the open waters of the atlantic ocean.

SOLUTION: banding features continued to organize as the system slowly strengthened , and on august 23 debby reached a peak strength of 50 mph -lrb- 85 km / h -rrb- over the open waters of the atlantic ocean.

PROBLEM: manchester became the first city in the uk to acquire a modern light rail tram system when the manchester metrolink opened in 1992.

SOLUTION: manchester became the initial city in the uk to acquire a present light rail tram system when the manchester metrolink opened in 1992.

PROBLEM: the majority of the population of the central african republic lives in the western parts of the country , near bangui.

SOLUTION:
the majority of the people in the central african republic live in the western parts of the country , near bangui.