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.

Q: List of National Laboratories ( Japan ) are scientific research centers in Japan which are encompassed within the community served by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science ( JSPS ) .

A: List of National Laboratories ( Japan ) includes scientific research centers in Japan .
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Q: Thus , while these two cities may each have the same average maximum temperature , the standard deviation of the daily maximum temperature for the coastal city will be less than that of the inland city as , on any particular day , the actual maximum temperature is more likely to be farther from the average maximum temperature for the inland city than for the coastal one .

A: However , the standard deviation of the daily high temperature for the coastal city will be less than that of the inland city .
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Q: The sacrament of penance was transformed from a social to a personal experience ; that is , from a public community act to a private confession .

A:
Penance for example became a private confession .
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