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.

Input: Consider Input: before the second game got underway , the press agreed that the " midget-in-a-cake " appearance had not been up to veeck 's usual promotional standard.

Output: before the second game began , the press agreed that the " midget-in-a-cake " appearance had not been up to veeck 's usual promotional standard.


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

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


Input: Consider Input: economy up to the 20th century nidwalden was dominated by agriculture.


Output: until the 20th century , the nidwalden economy was mostly agriculture -lrb- farming -rrb-.