TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: "Having heard about this strange case of linguistic behavior, I visited the good doctor in his office and conducted an interview."

SOLUTION: I heard about this strange case of linguistic behavior, then visited a doctor for an interview.

PROBLEM: Among the nominations for the NLJ's award were a number of lawyers who performed significant pro bono work that helped nonprofit organizations provide legal services to the needy.

SOLUTION: Many lawyers involved in pro bono work to help nonprofit organizations give legal services to the needy were nominated for NLJ's award

PROBLEM: It could have been a movie I haven't yet seen: Tim Roth's The War Zone , Hurricane , Any Given Sunday , Errol Morris's Mr. Death .

SOLUTION:
Could be a movie I haven't seen: "The War Zone", "Hurricane", "Any Given Sunday", or "Mr. Death."