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.

Q: The volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume in the bulb .

A: It consists of a bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter ; the volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume in the bulb .
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Q: It is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream ; on the north , by the North Atlantic Current ; on the east , by the Canary Current ; and on the south , by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current .

A: The sea is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream , on the north by the North Atlantic Current , on the east by the Canary Current , and on the south by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current , a clockwise-circulating system of ocean currents termed the North Atlantic Gyre .
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Q: Chukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean .

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Chukchi Sea ( Russian : , ) , sometimes referred to as the Chukotsk Sea or the Sea of Chukotsk , is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean .
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