In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
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Question: Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film .

Answer: Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented each year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) .


Question: Giessen , spelled Gießen in German ( -RSB- -RSB- , is a town in the German federal state ( " Bundesland " ) of Hesse , capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen .

Answer: Gießen or Giessen is a city in the German state of Hesse .


Question: Resistance in the Netherlands initially took the form of small-scale , decentralized cells engaged in independent activities , mostly small-scale sabotage ( such as cutting phone lines , distributing anti-German leaflets or tearing down posters ) .

Answer:
Resistance in the Netherlands included sabotage ( like cutting phone lines , distributing anti-German leaflets , or tearing down posters ) .