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: as iraq-kuwait relations rapidly deteriorated , saddam was receiving conflicting information about how the u.s. would respond to the prospects of an invasion.

SOLUTION: as the iraq-kuwait relationship quickly became bad , saddam was getting different information about how the u.s would react to the idea of an invasion.

PROBLEM: economy the only economic activity of importance is agriculture.

SOLUTION: the only important economic activity is agriculture.

PROBLEM: the city has a larger population than the provincial capital , and ranks second in land area.

SOLUTION:
the city has a larger population than the provincial capital . he ranks second in land ar.