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: The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society for professional applied linguists , language teachers and other interested parties , based in the United Kingdom .

Answer: The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society .


Question: It holds that non-material abstract ( but substantial ) forms ( or ideas ) , and not the material world of change known to us through our physical senses , possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality .

Answer: It says that there are non-physical abstract ideas that have the highest form and most real kind of reality .


Question: The Walkway over the Hudson ( also known as the Poughkeepsie Bridge , Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge , Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge , and High Bridge ) is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie , New York , on the east bank and Highland , New York , on the west bank .

Answer:
The Poughkeepsie Bridge ( sometimes known as the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge or the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge ) is a cantilever bridge over the Hudson River .