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.
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Question: the bird hung tight , only spreading its wings momentarily to preserve its equilibrium .

Answer: the bird squatted , and only occasionally spread its wings a little to keep its balance .

Question: oh , i believe the parenting books call that '' tough love , '' dad .

Answer: i think books about parenting call it 'tough fatherly love ' .

Question: in the absence of such information , the commission is not in a position to ascertain whether a member state has genuinely implemented a directive completely .

Answer:
where such information is lacking , the commission can not verify that the member state has actually carried out the directive .