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.
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Question: originally it was a part of the earldom of bentheim , before it became independent in 1454.

Answer: before becoming independent in 1454 , it was part of the earldom of bentheim.


Question: the sutlej river -lrb- alternatively spelled as satluj river -rrb- -lrb- , , , , and -rrb- is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of punjab in northern india and pakistan.

Answer: the sutlej river -lrb- sometimes spelled as satluj river -rrb- is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of punjab in northern inida and pakistan.


Question: while at the cowles foundation , his research focused mainly on neo-classical growth theory , following the seminal work of solow.

Answer:
at the cowles foundation he followed the important work of solow in neo-classical growth theory.