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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.
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nordraak died in 1866 , and grieg composed a funeral march in his honor.
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nordraak died in 1866 , and grieg composed a funeral march in his hon.

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during the 1980s and 1990s , the university devoted substantial resources to renovating its massive hospital complex and improving the academic facilities on the north campus.
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during the 1980s and 1990s , the university devoted significant resources to renovating its huge hospital complex and improving the academic facilities on the north campus.

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since 1987 , the heavy rail passenger mass rapid transit -lrb- mrt -rrb- metro system has been in operation.
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since 1987 , the heavy rail passenger mass rapid transit -lrb- mrt -rrb- metro system has been used.