In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.

Q: He was replaced by General Henry G. Winkelman who decided that in the north the Grebbe Line would be where the battle was to be fought , partly because it would be easier to counterattack .

A: He was replaced by General Henry G. Winkelman who decided that in the north the Grebbe Line would be the main defence line where the decisive battle was to be waged , partly because it would there be easier to break out with a counteroffensive if the conditions were favourable .
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Q: In 1715 , Brook Taylor discovered a general method for applying the series to all functions .

A: It was not until 1715 however that a general method for constructing these series for all functions for which they exist was finally provided by Brook Taylor , after whom the series are now named .
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Q: In chemistry , a property is any aspect of a substance which is only seen by means of a chemical reaction .

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A chemical property is any of a material 's properties that becomes evident during , or after , a chemical reaction ; that is , any quality that can be established only by changing a substance 's chemical identity .
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