original: Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) that it hoped would become the site for a new state capitol, but it offered this land to the university when Lansing was chosen as the state capital.
simplifications: Ann Arbor has 40 acres it hopes would be a new state capitol site. However, it gave this land to the university when Lansing became the state capital. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres that she hoped would become the place for a new capitol. She offered it to the university when Lansing was chosen as capital. Ann Arbor set aside 40 acres that was to become the site for a state capitol, but offered this land to the university when Lansing became capital. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) that it hoped would become the site for a new state capitol. Instead, it offered this land to the university when Lansing was chosen as the state capital. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) for the new state capitol. When Lansing was chosen as the state capital instead, Ann Arbor offered this land to the university. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) to become the site for a new state capitol. It offered this land to the university when Lansing was chosen as the state capital. Ann Arbor put 40 acres on hold for the state capitol. When Lansing became the new state capital Ann Arbor gave that land to the university. Ann Arbor offered a plot of land to the university. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) which she hoped would become the site of a new state capital, but when Lansing was chosen as the state capital, she offered this land to the university. Ann Arbor had kept 40 acres that it hoped would become the new state capitol's location, but gave this land to the university when another location was chosen as the state capital.