TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: Hungerford stated that the goal of the conference was not to achieve unanimity regarding the recommendations, but to have significant and general agreement. He indicated the process would be to discuss the recommendations one by one, identifying any gaps or omissions and offering general comments.

SOLUTION: Hungerford stated that the goal of the conference was not to achieve unanimity regarding the recommendations. He indicated the process would be to discuss the recommendations one by one.

PROBLEM: The United States cut virtually all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor after that territory voted for independence.

SOLUTION: The United States cut all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor.

PROBLEM: Spreading the cloth many plies thick without stressing the cloth is, again, one of the quality steps of getting ready to sew. If the cloth has tension before it is cut, then it will contract after it is cut into separate pattern pieces.

SOLUTION:
Spreading the cloth is one of the quality steps of getting ready to sew. If the cloth has tension before it is cut, then it will contract into separate pattern pieces.