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]: 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.
[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.


[Q]: there are claims that thousands of people were impaled at a single time.
[A]: there are claims that thousands of people were stabbed at once.


[Q]: george bernard shaw -lrb- 26 july 1856 2 november 1950 -rrb- was an irish playwright.
[A]:
george bernard shaw was born on 26th july , 1856 lived till 2nd nov , 1950 was an irish play writer.