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In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
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When no absolute majority of the court can agree on the basis for deciding the case , the decision of the court may be contained in a number of concurring opinions , and the concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is referred to as the plurality opinion .
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The concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is called the plurality opinion .


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Hormones have many different functions and modes of action ; one hormone may have several effects on different target organs , and , conversely , one target organ may be affected by more than one hormone .
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Hormones have many different functions and modes of action .


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In cases of stereochemical retention , the migrating group translates without rotation into the bonding position , while in the case of stereochemical inversion the migrating group both rotates and translates to reach its bonded conformation .
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In the case of stereochemical inversion the migrating group both rotates and translates to reach its bonded conformation .