TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: With a population of some three million, Yokohama no longer sits in Tokyo's shadow. In many respects, in fact, it is the more cosmopolitan city, preferred by many residents of the greater metropolitan area as a place to live and work.

SOLUTION: With a population of 3 million, Yokohama no longer sits in Tokyo's shadow. It is the more cosmopolitan city, preferred by many residents as a place to live and work.

PROBLEM: Question: Is it sloppy writing or just paranoia that leads the WSJ to state that "for years," Microsoft has required personal computer makers that license Windows 95 to also install Internet Explorer?

SOLUTION: Is it sloppy writing or paranoia for the WSJ to state "for years," Microsoft has required computers that license Windows 95 to also install Explorer?

PROBLEM: Even though electronic espionage may cost U.S. firms billions of dollars a year, most aren't yet taking precautions, the experts said. By contrast, European firms will spend $150 million this year on electronic security, and are expected to spend $1 billion by 1992.

SOLUTION:
Electronic espionage may cost US firms billions a year, but most aren't taking precautions. European firms will spend $150 million this year on security & are expected to spend $1 billion by 1992.