Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Long story short, originality and ingenuity is a rare commodity in this industry no matter what the source of the detriment.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (JJ Long) (NN story) (JJ short)) (, ,)
(NP (NN originality) (CC and) (NN ingenuity)))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT this) (NN industry))))
(ADVP (DT no) (NN matter)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (FRAG (NP (NP (DT the) (NN source))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN detriment)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In Victorian times, oranges were such a rare commodity that they were given as Christmas gifts.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (JJ Victorian) (NNS times)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNS oranges))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (PDT such) (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN given)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NNP Christmas) (NNS gifts)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A real handwritten letter is such a rare commodity these days and certainly as rare as to be practically extinct in the context of readers writing letters to N. M. E. as Morrissey famously did.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT A) (JJ real) (JJ handwritten) (NN letter))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)) (UCP (NP (DT these) (NNS days)) (CC and) (ADVP (RB certainly)
(PP (IN as)
(ADJP (JJ rare) (RB as)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (RB practically) (JJ extinct))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN context))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS readers))
(VP (VBG writing)
(NP (NP (NNS letters))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP N) (. .) (NNP M.) (NNP E) (. .)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (NNP Morrissey)) (ADVP (RB famously))
(VP (AUX did))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I even had a smile on my face, which in these days, seems like such a rare commodity, a luxury I can *n’t seem to afford.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB even))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT a) (NN smile))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN face)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT these) (NNS days)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBZ seems)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (PDT such) (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN luxury))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(NP (NNP *)) (RB n't)
(VP (VB seem)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB afford))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The use of an MK3 Emergency transceiver on the TARDIS identifies a distress signal and brings the craft to the lush jungle world of Chloris, where metal in all forms is a rare and prized commodity.
(Parse)
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(NP (NP (DT an) (NNP MK3) (NNP Emergency) (NN transceiver))
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(VP (VP (VBZ identifies)
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(CC and)
(VP (VBZ brings)
(NP (DT the) (NN craft))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ lush) (NN jungle) (NN world))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Chloris)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (NP (NN metal))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT all) (NNS forms))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (JJ rare) (CC and) (JJ prized)) (NN commodity)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I don’t get to relax and have fun very often, so when that rare, precious commodity known as?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB get)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB relax)) (CC and)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NN fun)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB very) (RB often)) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB so) (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT that) (JJ rare) (, ,) (JJ precious) (NN commodity))
(VP (VBN known)
(PP (IN as)))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Intelligence is a rare commodity online, where writers have become utterly divorced from editors, and virtually all publishing is vanity publishing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Intelligence))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity) (JJ online)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (S (NP (NNS writers))
(VP (VBP have)
(VP (VBN become)
(VP (ADVP (RB utterly)) (VBN divorced)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NNS editors))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (ADJP (RB virtually) (DT all)) (NN publishing))
(VP (VBZ is)
(NP (NN vanity) (NN publishing)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A lust – free male is a rare commodity.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (DT A) (NN lust)) (: -)
(S (NP (JJ free) (NN male))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A fantastic choice if a parking space is both costly and a rare commodity.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT A) (JJ fantastic) (NN choice))
(PP (IN if)
(NP (DT a) (NN parking) (NN space))))
(VP (AUX is) (UCP (DT both)
(ADJP (JJ costly)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In this hard cold world of ecclesial politics, human kindness is a rare commodity and sentiments like Bishop Chane’s are precious gems.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NP (DT this) (JJ hard) (JJ cold) (NN world))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ ecclesial) (NNS politics)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (JJ human) (NN kindness))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (NNS sentiments))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NNP Bishop) (NNP Chane) (POS 's))))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (JJ precious) (NNS gems))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because Phelps is that rare commodity – a funny looking kid with a self-deprecating sense of humor, poise, and a complete and utter inability to take himself seriously.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (IN Because)
(NP (NNP Phelps))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT that) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)) (: --)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ funny) (VBG looking) (NN kid))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ self-deprecating) (NN sense))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN humor)) (, ,)
(NP (NN poise)) (, ,) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (JJ complete) (CC and) (JJ utter)) (NN inability))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (PRP himself)) (ADVP (RB seriously)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
These days sleep is a rare commodity.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT These) (NNS days) (VB sleep))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
These may be cooked with ease at any place. it is essential to carry to packet of salt as this is a rare commodity at the higher altitude.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT These))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN cooked)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN ease)))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT any) (NN place)))
(. .)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ essential)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB carry)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN packet))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN salt)))))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (JJR higher) (NN altitude)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
While beautiful sunny days are something of a rare commodity on the West Coast of Ireland, beautiful countryside is not.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN While)
(S (NP (JJ beautiful) (JJ sunny) (NNS days))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NNP West) (NNP Coast)))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Ireland)))
(, ,)
(NP (JJ beautiful) (NN countryside))
(VP (AUX is) (RB not)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Being on the boat by himself meant he had the privacy to try things that he would have felt too shy to try at school, for in a dorm with four other boys privacy was a very rare commodity.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (AUXG Being)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN boat)))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (PRP himself))))
(VP (VBD meant)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT the) (NN privacy)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB try)
(NP (NNS things))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN felt)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ shy)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB try)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN school)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN dorm))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (CD four) (JJ other) (NNS boys)))))
(NP (NN privacy))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ rare)) (NN commodity))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Patience was quickly becoming a rare commodity.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Patience))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (ADVP (RB quickly)) (VBG becoming)
(NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So, oxytocin, which is found in numerous species of mammals including lions and primates does not prevent them from attacking and killing other animals and even babies of the same species, animals in which long term sexual relationships are? a vanishingly rare commodity,? demonstrating there is? nothing natural about? marriage,? is in humans the hormone that? allows us to have morality? a love beyond the self? that far exceeds anything found in our mammal relatives.?
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (ADVP (RB So)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NN oxytocin)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN found)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ numerous) (NNS species))
(PP (IN of)
(S (S (NP (NP (NNS mammals))
(VP (VBG including)
(NP (NNS lions) (CC and) (NNS primates))))
(VP (AUX does) (RB not)
(VP (VB prevent)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (IN from)
(S (VP (VBG attacking) (CC and) (VBG killing)
(NP (NP (JJ other) (NNS animals)) (CC and) (RB even)
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(PP (IN in)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (NP (NP (JJ long) (NN term)) (JJ sexual) (NNS relationships))
(VP (AUX are)) (. ?))))
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ vanishingly) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)) (, ,)))
(. ?))
(VP (VBG demonstrating)
(SBAR (S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)))))
(. ?)))
(NP (NN nothing) (JJ natural))))
(PP (IN about)) (. ?)
(NP (NN marriage)))
(, ,)) (. ?)
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNS humans)))
(NP (DT the) (NN hormone))
(PP (IN that)))
(. ?)
(VP (VBZ allows)
(S (NP (PRP us))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NN morality)))))
(. ?)
(NP (DT a) (NN love))
(PP (IN beyond)
(NP (DT the) (NN self))))
(. ?)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (ADVP (RB far))
(VP (VBZ exceeds)
(SBAR (S (NP (NN anything))
(VP (VBD found)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ our) (JJ mammal) (NNS relatives))))
(. .)))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When scholarly information (books) were a rare commodity the primary role of the librarian was to be the custodian of the library’s collections -’ ’ the Keeper of the Books’ ’. This is still the title of the librarian at Middle Temple.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (NP (JJ scholarly) (NN information)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNS books)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN commodity)
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(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN librarian))))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN custodian))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN library) (POS 's)) (NNS collections))))
(: -) ('' ') ('' ')))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Keeper))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNPS Books) (POS ')) (POS '))))
(. .)
(NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN title))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN librarian))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NNP Middle) (NNP Temple))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Are you really going to suggest that education is fostered by being secret and clandestine, treating the syllabus as some proprietary, rare commodity available only to a select group of students?
(Parse)
(S1 (SQ (AUX Are)
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB suggest)
(SBAR (IN that)
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(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN fostered)
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (JJ secret) (CC and) (JJ clandestine)))))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG treating)
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(ADJP (JJ available)
(PP (ADVP (RB only)) (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ select) (NN group))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS students)))
(. ?)))
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