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: the fire threatened the loy yang power station , particularly the station 's open-cut coal mine.

Answer: the fire threatened the loy yang power station , particularly the station 's open-cut coal mi.


Question: coles supermarkets is an australian supermarket chain owned by wesfarmers -lrb- formerly coles group before its acquisition on 23 november 2007 -rrb-.

Answer: coles supermarkets , a supermarket chain in australia is owned by wesfarmers and used to be known as coles group prior to its takeover on 23 november , 2007.


Question: the early spartans believed helmets were unnecessary and boxing prepared them for the inevitable blows to the head they would receive in battle.

Answer:
the early spartans believed helmets were not needed and boxing prepared them for the blows to the head they would receive in battle.