TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: As for essentials, hotel and dollar shops carry mineral water, soap, shampoo, and toothpaste, but many medicinal or cosmetic staples are hard to come by; it's still best to bring all you need from home.

SOLUTION: While hotels and dollar shops carry some essentials, many medicinal products are hard to find

PROBLEM: In her novel Austen pokes fun at the genre. The abbey of the title is not a haunted ruin in Italy but a converted medieval building in Gloucestershire, complete with modern fireplaces, comfortable furniture, and other domestic conveniences.

SOLUTION: In her novel Austen pokes fun at the genre, writing the abbey not as a haunted ruin but as a converted medieval building in Gloucestershire filled with domestic conveniences.

PROBLEM: The head of the NCTC should have the rank of a deputy national intelligence director, e.g., Executive Level II, but would have a different title.

SOLUTION:
The head of the NCTC should have the rank of a deputy national intelligence director,e.g. Executive Level II.