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.
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Question: Fukuhara-kyo ( , Capital of Fukuhara ) was the seat of Japan 's Imperial Court , and therefore the capital of the country , for roughly six months in 1180 .

Answer: Fukuhara-kyo ( ) was the Imperial capital of Japan for six months in 1180 .

Question: Misty Danielle Copeland ( born September 10 , 1982 ) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre ( ABT ) , one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States .

Answer: Misty Copeland ( born September 10 , 1982 ) is a ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre ( ABT ) .

Question: The metre per second ( American English : meter per second ) is an SI derived unit of both speed ( scalar ) and velocity ( vector quantity which specifies both magnitude and a specific direction ) , defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds .

Answer:
Metre per second is an SI unit of measurement of both speed and velocity .