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This is a paraphrasing task. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence which express same meaning as the input using different words.
question:
both were extraordinarily large and demanding tasks .
answer:
both tasks were extensive and challenging .

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i tried to remember the last time he 'd stayed away like this , without an excuse , a phone call
answer:
i tried to remember the last time he held himself that way , no excuses , no phone calls ...

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values shall be read off the measuring instrument and rounded to the nearest decibel .
answer:
the readings shall be rounded to the nearest entire decibel .