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: bremer reported plans to put saddam on trial , but claimed that the details of such a trial had not yet been determined.

A: bremer said there were plans for a trial for saddam but its details had n't been worked out.
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Q: the fire threatened the loy yang power station , particularly the station 's open-cut coal mine.

A: the fire threatened the loy yang power station , particularly the station 's open-cut coal mi.
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Q: israel , though subjected to attack by iraqi missiles , refrained from retaliating in order not to provoke arab states into leaving the coalition.

A:
israel , though attacked by iraqi missiles , did not fight back so arab states would not leave the union.
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