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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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on december 19 , 2006 , a large white plume of condensing steam was observed , leading some media people to assume there had been a small eruption.
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on december 19 , 2006 , a large white & dense plume of steam led some media people to take it as a small eruption.

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in contrast to the hollywood portrait of schizophrenics , mentally ill people are essentially no more prone to violence than sane individuals.
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although hollywood portrays them as such , mentally ill people are really no more violent than sane people.

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best before is usually advisory and refers to the quality of the product , in contrast with use by and best by which indicate that the product is no longer safe to consume after the specified date.
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" best before " is usually advisory and refers to the quality of the product , in contrast with " use by " and " best by " which indicate that the product is no longer safe to consume after the specified date.