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.

this structure is still used for determining the teams in the playoffs in the american hockey league.
the american hockey league still uses this format to determine playoff teams.

the storm dropped heavy rainfall near its immediate landfall location but little precipitation elsewhere.
the storm dropped heavy rainfall near its location on land but rained little elsewhere.

he took the post of chief conductor of the netherlands radio philharmonic in 1957.

he became the chief conductor of the netherlands radio philharmonic in 1957.

