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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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seventy-five defencemen are in the hall of fame , more than any other current position , while only 35 goaltenders have been inducted.
answer:
75 defencemen are in the hall of fame , more than any other position , while only 35 goaltenders have been inducted.


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this resulted in both montenegro and serbia becoming independent countries.
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this resulted for both montenegro and serbia becoming independent countries.


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this took the republic by surprise , especially because the spd was below 25 % in polls at the time.
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this took the republic by surprise because the spd was polling at less than 25 %.