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.

He was the first Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967 70 , and was instrumental in developing the field of applied linguistics in the United Kingdom .
He was the first chairman of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967-70 .

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ( English : Library of Alexandria ; " " , -RSB- ) is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria .
It is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria .

The buildup to the match began on the television premiere of " ECW on Sci Fi " , in which Van Dam was awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship ( which later become simply known as ECW World Championship ) by Paul Heyman , thus making Van Dam a double champion , by holding both the ECW and WWE Championships .
The story for the match began on the television premiere of " ECW on Sci-Fi " , when Van Dam was awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship by Paul Heyman , making Van Dam a double champion by holding both the ECW and WWE Championship .