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.

Q: In these early days , most basketball games were played against nearby YMCA teams .

A: In those early days , the majority of the basketball games were played against nearby YMCA teams , with YMCAs across the nation having played an integral part in the birth of basketball .
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Q: Abbado has conducted a lot of Romantic music , especially the symphonies of Gustav Mahler .

A: Amongst a wide range of Romantic works which he recorded and performed , Abbado had a particular affinity with the music of Gustav Mahler , whose symphonies he recorded several times .
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Q: ESPN is an American sports television network owned by ESPN , Inc . , a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company which owns 80 % and Hearst Corporation which owns 20 % .

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ESPN ( originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network ) is a U.S.-based pay television sports channel owned by ESPN Inc . , owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company ( 80 % ) and Hearst Communications ( 20 % ) .
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