TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
PROBLEM: The NCAA said that the allegations failed to " meet a burden of proof , which is a higher standard than rampant public speculation online and in the media " and that the allegations were not " based on credible and persuasive information " .

SOLUTION: The NCAA would say that the charges failed to " meet a burden of proof , which is a higher standard than rampant public speculation online and in the media " .

PROBLEM: It consists of a bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter ; the volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume in the bulb .

SOLUTION: The volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume in the bulb .

PROBLEM: When Emperor Ankan died , he had no offspring ; and succession passed to his youngest brother Prince Hinokuma no Takata ( ) , who will come to be known as Emperor Senka .

SOLUTION:
When Emperor Ankan died childless , the throne passed to his brother Senka .