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.

42 – 59 external links 2001 census , accessed nov . 29 , 2006 geo.
42 – 59 external links 2001 census , used nov . 29 , 2006 geo.

they were built mainly by nations like germany during world war ii to protect important industries from aerial bombardment.
they were built mainly by countries like germany during world war ii to protect important industries from attack by planes.

the métis today predominantly speak english , with french a strong second language , as well as numerous aboriginal tongues.

english is the most commonly used language in metis nowadays and this is followed with french in the second slot in addition to various aboriginal languages for communication.