Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Anyone with a firm grasp of the basic principles can shoot like a pro.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NN Anyone))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN grasp))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ basic) (NNS principles)))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB shoot)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT a) (NN pro)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He struggled wildly, pushing and shoving and kicking like a cornered animal, but Angel’s grasp was firm, his arms wrapped around Xander’s torso, his legs around Xander’s hips.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD struggled) (ADVP (RB wildly)) (, ,)
(S (VP (VBG pushing) (CC and) (VBG shoving) (CC and) (VBG kicking)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (DT a) (JJ cornered) (NN animal))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Angel) (POS 's)) (NN grasp))
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(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS legs))))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (NP (NNP Xander) (POS 's)) (NNS hips))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Michael, I hate what’s happened to you and I hate that you’re here, but you’ve got to let me help you,? she said, her voice sincere, and her grasp on his arm firm.
(Parse)
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(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBN happened)
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(NP (PRP you)))
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(NP (PRP you)))
(, ,)))))
(. ?)))
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(S (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN voice))
(ADJP (JJ sincere)))
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(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN arm))))
(ADJP (JJ firm)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
An infant’s bones are tender and its sinews soft, but it has a firm grasp.
(Parse)
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(VP (AUX are) (UCP (NP (NN tender)) (CC and)
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(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP it))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For the one issue I feel I have a firm grasp on, baseball, I can skim and immediately know Sowell has made a strong error of logical presumption.
(Parse)
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(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (CD one) (NN issue))
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(, ,)
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ logical) (NN presumption))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
While I think this probably lies within DHS responsibility lines, recent history (to include discussions with DHS, USSOCOM, CIA) shows that no DoD entity has a firm grasp on any comprehensive approach to strategic debriefing / interrogation.
(Parse)
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(, ,)
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(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT any) (JJ comprehensive) (NN approach))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ strategic) (NN debriefing) (NN /) (NN interrogation))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him. (The infant’s) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (S (S (NP (JJ Poisonous) (NNS insects))
(VP (MD will) (RB not)
(VP (VB sting)
(NP (PRP him)))))
(: ;)
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(NP (PRP him)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (NP (NNS birds))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN prey))))
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(VP (VB strike)
(NP (PRP him)))))
(. .)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
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(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ weak))))
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(ADJP (JJ firm))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But their grasp was never firm, and when they actually returned to working out a problem for themselves, they would revert to situational rather than categorical thinking.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(S (NP (PRP$ their) (NN grasp))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB never))
(ADJP (JJ firm))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VBD returned)
(PP (TO to)
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(NP (DT a) (NN problem))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP themselves)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB revert)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (ADJP (JJ situational) (CONJP (RB rather) (IN than)) (JJ categorical)) (NN thinking)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
He fought alone for many years, though no one is quite sure how long, since he never attained a firm grasp of the concept of time.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD fought) (ADVP (RB alone))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (JJ many) (NNS years)))
(, ,)
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(VP (VBN attained)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN grasp))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN concept))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN time)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Those mistakes aside this game is a positive for Redskins fans, young quarterback Jason Campbell looks to have a firm grasp on the offense and is getting better each week.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT Those) (NNS mistakes)) (ADVP (RB aside))
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(NP (NP (DT a) (NN positive))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP Redskins) (NNS fans)))
(, ,)
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(NP (DT the) (NN offense)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBZ is)
(VP (VBG getting)
(ADJP (JJR better))
(NP (DT each) (NN week)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“She was trembling now but her grasp on the sword was firm.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG trembling) (ADVP (RB now)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN grasp))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN sword))))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ firm))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Missouri law now mandates English – only CDL tests Aspiring truck drivers in Missouri now must prove they have a firm grasp of the English language to obtain a commercial driver’s license.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Missouri) (NN law)) (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (NNS mandates)
(NP (NNP English))))
(: -)
(S (NP (NP (JJ only) (NNP CDL) (NNS tests) (JJ Aspiring) (NN truck) (NNS drivers))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Missouri))))
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(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB obtain)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ commercial) (NN driver) (POS 's)) (NN license)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And if you’re coming off another editor of similar design, be it Adobe Dreamweaver or some other package, it will presumably take only minutes for you to get a firm grasp on what is and what is not possible with WebSketch in its current form.
(Parse)
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(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're)
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ similar) (NN design)))))
(, ,) (AUX be)
(NP (PRP it))
(NP (NP (NNP Adobe) (NNP Dreamweaver) (CC or) (DT some) (JJ other) (NN package)) (, ,)
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(VP (VB take)
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(ADJP (JJ possible)))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNP WebSketch)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ its) (JJ current) (NN form)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They need to have a firm grasp of the audience and how their fierce loyalty results in skyrocketing product sales.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (AUX need)
(S (VP (TO to)
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(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN grasp))
(PP (IN of)
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(SBAR (CC and) (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ fierce) (NN loyalty))
(VP (VBZ results)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (VBG skyrocketing) (NN product) (NNS sales)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Shop essentials, (broderbund), isbn (clip art for many ren arrive at school with a firm grasp of these and support to learn these essential literacy and numeric.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NN Shop) (NNS essentials)) (, ,) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
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(NP (NNS isbn)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
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(NP (JJ many) (NNS ren))))
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(CC and)
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(S (VP (TO to)
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(NP (DT these) (JJ essential) (NN literacy) (CC and) (NN numeric))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“She was trembling now but her grasp on the sword was firm.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG trembling) (ADVP (RB now)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN grasp))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN sword))))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ firm))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But there’s a second part to that: allowing for the audience to interpret only works when the director has a firm grasp on his own interpretation.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(NP (EX there))
(VP (VBZ 's)
(NP (DT a) (JJ second) (NN part))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT that)))
(: :)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From her drama with her childhood sweetheart N sleeping with her best friend S to her on again – off again romance with N’s best friend C, this bitchy beauty seems to have a firm grasp over her realm.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN From)
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(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN childhood) (NN sweetheart))
(NP (NNP N)))))
(VP (VBG sleeping)
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(, ,)
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(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN grasp))
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(NP (PRP$ her) (NN realm)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
She was caught and held in a firm warm grasp and she turned her face into a broad comforting shoulder as the blackness descended.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX was)
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(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (JJ warm) (NN grasp)))
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(NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (JJ comforting) (NN shoulder)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN blackness))
(VP (VBD descended)))
(. .)))
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