Given a sentence in English, provide an equivalent paraphrased version from the original that retains the same meaning.
One example is below.
Q: The NBA season of 1975 -- 76 was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association .
A: The 1975 -- 76 season of the National Basketball Association was the 30th season of the NBA .
Rationale: The paraphrase of the original sentence in English is correct and accurate because even though sentence order has been changed, the denotion that the 30th season of the NBA occurred in the years 1975 - 1976 is retained.
Q: He was admitted to the New York bar in 1949 and commenced practice in New York City .
A:
In 1949 , he was admitted to the New York City Bar Association and began practice in New York .