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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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before the second game got underway , the press agreed that the " midget-in-a-cake " appearance had not been up to veeck 's usual promotional standard.
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before the second game began , the press agreed that the " midget-in-a-cake " appearance had not been up to veeck 's usual promotional standard.

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together they had 18 children , of whom 11 survived to adulthood.
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together , they had eighteen children , although only eleven lived to become adults.

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the latter device can then be designed and used in less stringent environments.
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the device can be designed for use in less exact environments.