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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
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In 1989 , the military junta officially changed the English version of its name from " Burma " to " Myanmar " .
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In 1989 , the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma 's colonial period or earlier , including that of the country itself : " Burma " became " Myanmar " .

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The French , the Dutch and the Portuguese all fought to have the Parai ba region to grow sugarcane in .
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The area soon proved perfect for sugar production , with the French , the Dutch and the Portuguese all constantly fighting to control the Parai ba region to grow the lucrative sugarcane in .

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In later life , according to his official biographer Philip Ziegler , Heath was " apt to relapse into morose silence or completely ignore the woman next to him and talk across her to the nearest man " .
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In later life , according to his official biographer Philip Ziegler , at dinner parties Heath was " apt to relapse into morose silence or completely ignore the woman next to him and talk across her to the nearest man " ; others at the time claimed Heath was just not talkative at parties .