TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: Campbell held that the ancient mythologies and religions are allegorical and that there was no real distinction between gods and goddesses, who were given sexual identity when in human form only to make them more meaningful. With all respect, that seems a highly debatable issue and one far too complex for this discussion, though we can certainly trace a diminution in the role of female divinities ( or divinity ) when we come to examine Judaism and its congeners and progeny.

SOLUTION: Campbell held that the ancient mythologies and religions are allegorical and that there was no real distinction between gods and goddesses, who were given sexual identity when in human form only to make them more meaningful.

PROBLEM: The WSJ reports that, thus far, CBS' Winter Olympic ratings are about 17 percent below what was promised to advertisers, raising the prospect of expensive givebacks to them.

SOLUTION: The WSJ reports that the CBS Winter Olympics ratings are 17 percent below what was promised.

PROBLEM: With a population of some three million, Yokohama no longer sits in Tokyo's shadow. In many respects, in fact, it is the more cosmopolitan city, preferred by many residents of the greater metropolitan area as a place to live and work.

SOLUTION:
With a population of 3 million, Yokohama no longer sits in Tokyo's shadow. It is the more cosmopolitan city, preferred by many residents as a place to live and work.