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.

[EX Q]: with exceptions , the fatimids were reputed to exercise a degree of religious tolerance towards non-ismaili sects of islam as well as towards jews , maltese christians and coptic christians.
[EX A]: it was said that the fatimids had some degree of religious tolerance toward non-ismaili sects of islam as well as towards jews , maltese christians and coptic christians.

[EX Q]: tazz defeated al snow -lrb- 5:20 -rrb- tazz forced snow to submit with the tazzmission.
[EX A]: tazz forced al snow to submit with the tazzmission , defeating him at 5 minutes at 20 seconds into the match.

[EX Q]: when south africa became a republic in 1961 , pretoria remained its administrative capital.
[EX A]:
when south africa became a republic in 1961 , pretoria stayed its administrative capital.