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: The French , the Dutch and the Portuguese all fought to have the Parai ́ ba region to grow sugarcane in .

SOLUTION: The area soon proved perfect for sugar production , with the French , the Dutch and the Portuguese all constantly fighting to control the Parai ́ ba region to grow the lucrative sugarcane in .

PROBLEM: The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense .

SOLUTION: The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense , although as a symbol of the U.S. military , the phrase " The Pentagon " is also often used as a metonym for the Department of Defense and its leadership .

PROBLEM: Some of Gibson 's short stories " Johnny Mnemonic , " " New Rose Hotel , " and " Burning Chrome " also happen in the Sprawl .

SOLUTION:
The Sprawl trilogy shares this setting with Gibson 's short stories " Johnny Mnemonic " , " New Rose Hotel " , and " Burning Chrome " , and events and characters from the stories appear in or are mentioned at points in the trilogy .

