TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: "There is no high drama in these everyday stories: they are simply abstract and brief chronicles of time and place, spoken artifacts for preserving the everfluctuating accents and dialects of Great Britain's intricate linguistic hierarchy."

SOLUTION: Great Britain's intricate linguistic hierarchy is best preserved not in the high dramas but rather the everyday, abstract, and brief chronicles of time and place

PROBLEM: West said she feels a custody order should be allowed to stand for the full term of the PFA - up to 18 months - as it does in many other counties in the state.

SOLUTION: West said a custody order should be allowed to stand for the full term of the PFA.

PROBLEM: In "The Luck of the Irish," James Surowiecki makes statements that are flat-out false, and omits many issues that are at the real root of the problems.

SOLUTION:
James Surowiecki, "The Luck of the Irish", statements are false and he omits issues that are the real problems.