TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Since 1972 , the Supreme Court has tried to make capital punishment in the United States fairer and more consistent .

SOLUTION: In a series of decisions since 1972 , the United States Supreme Court has attempted to make the sentence of death in the United States less arbitrary by emphasizing that the judge or jury must be given the opportunity to consider all mitigating evidence before determining the sentence .

PROBLEM: Lama Zopa is the co-founder , with Lama Yeshe , of Kopan Monastery and the FPMT .

SOLUTION: Lama Zopa is most noteworthy as the co-founder , with Lama Yeshe , of Kopan Monastery and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition ( FPMT ) .

PROBLEM: Some African countries have used food power in internal conflicts on a smaller scale .

SOLUTION:
On the smaller scale , particularly in some African countries , food power has been used as a weapon by opposing sides in internal wars and conflicts against their own people .