TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: A blood feud is a feud with a cycle of retaliatory violence , with the relatives of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged or dishonored .

SOLUTION: A blood feud is a feud with a cycle of retaliatory violence , with the relatives or associates of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged or dishonored seeking vengeance by killing or otherwise physically punishing the culprits or their relatives .

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

SOLUTION: 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 .

PROBLEM: Since 1972 , the Supreme Court has tried to make capital punishment in the United States fairer and more consistent .

SOLUTION:
In a series of decisions since 1972 , the United States Supreme Court has attempted to make the sentence of death in the United States less arbitrary by emphasizing that the judge or jury must be given the opportunity to consider all mitigating evidence before determining the sentence .

