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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Question: jedin , 138 by specifying catholic doctrine on salvation , the sacraments , and the biblical canon , the council was answering protestant disputes.

Answer: jedin , 138 : by identifying caholic doctrine on salvation , the sacraments , and the biblical canon , the council was answering protestant disputes.

Question: finished by ad 8 , possibly published posthumously.

Answer: completed by ad 8 , likely published after death.

Question: various objection were raised to this scheme , and the corporation refused to allow tram lines to be laid in the high street and above bar.

Answer:
various objection were raised to this scheme and the coropration refused to allow tram lines to be laid in the high street and above bar.