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.

Q: under the 1862 police regulation act pottinger was appointed an inspector of police for the western district.

A: under the 1862 police regulation act pottinger was made an inspector of police for the western district.
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Q: it was discovered by scott s. sheppard , et al.

A: scott s. shepard discovered it.
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Q: streets were designated " east " or " west " if they crossed james street or highway 6.

A:
if they crossed james street or highway 6 , streets were designated " east " or " west ".
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