TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: within a decade of its inception , a & m became the world 's largest independent record company.

SOLUTION: within a decade from its beginning , a & m became the world 's largest independent record company.

PROBLEM: they are rivaled as biological materials in toughness only by chitin.

SOLUTION: only chitin rivals them as biological materials.

PROBLEM: on october 16 , 1990 , the un general assembly decided to grant the icrc observer status for its assembly sessions and sub-committee meetings , the first observer status given to a private organization.

SOLUTION:
the un general assembly granted the icrc observer status for it 's assembly sessions and subcommittee meetings on october 16th , 1990.