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.

Q: he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb-.

A: he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking prisoners to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now called tasmania -rrb-.
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Q: jurisdiction draws its substance from public international law , conflict of laws , constitutional law and the powers of the executive and legislative branches of government to allocate resources to best serve the needs of its native society.

A: jurisdiction is obtained from public international law , conflict law , constitutional and executive and legislative branches of government in order to determine the resources needed to serve the citizens.
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Q: life in the swamps the first tetrapods are now thought to have evolved in shallow and swampy freshwater habitats , towards the end of the devonian , a little more than 365 million years ago.

A:
life in the swamps : the first tetrapods are thought to have evolved in shallow and swampy freshwater places , near the end of the devonian , a little more than 365 million years ago.
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