In this task, you are given a sentence in the Swedish language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

[Q]: För i grunden är det så, att ju mer man lättar på seder och bruk, desto hårdare håller man i plånboken.
[A]: Basically, the more we lose our grip on morals, the more we tighten our grip on our wallet.


[Q]: Men som jag redan har nämnt bör det övergripande syftet fortfarande vara genomblickbarhet och öppenhet.
[A]: But, as I have already mentioned, our overriding objectives ought still to be those of transparency and openness.


[Q]: Jag hoppas att Altener-programmet skall medverka och leda till fler initiativ.
[A]:
I would hope that the contribution of ALTENER would lead to more initiatives.