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.

[EX Q]: tdl group announced in march 2006 , in response to a request by chief of the defence staff , general rick hillier , its commitment to open a franchised location at the canadian forces operations base in kandahar , afghanistan.
[EX A]: tdl group said in march 2006 , as a reply to chief of the defence staff , general rick hillier , its promise to open a company location at the canadian forces base in kandahar , afghanistan.

[EX Q]: this tree is a frequent destination for pilgrims , being the most important of the four main buddhist pilgrimage sites.
[EX A]: this tree is a frequent destination for pilgrims because it is more important of the four main buddhist pilgrimage sites.

[EX Q]: the direct evidence suggests there was a migration of h. erectus out of africa , then a further speciation of h. sapiens from h. erectus in africa.
[EX A]:
1 . the direct physical facts suggest there was a migration of h. erectus out of africa , then a further speciation of h. sapiens from h. erectus in africa.