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]: Both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association named them Duo of the Year in 2000 .
[A]: Both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association named them Duo of the Year in 2000 , an award for which they have been nominated by both associations in every year since .


[Q]: He said that giving up Stalingrad would be a difficult loss , but that it would keep the Sixth Army intact .
[A]: He acknowledged the heavy moral sacrifice that giving up Stalingrad would mean , but this would be made easier to bear by conserving the combat power of the Sixth Army and regaining the initiative .


[Q]: The financial crisis of 2007 – 2008 was a major financial crisis , the worst of its kind since the Great Depression in the 1930s .
[A]:
The financial crisis of 2007 – 2008 , also known as the global financial crisis and the 2008 financial crisis , was a severe worldwide economic crisis considered by many economists to have been the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s , to which it is often compared .