Learned by Reading
In Wikipedia:
Relaxing the trading laws benefited both Spanish America and Spain, but Panama’s economic decline was serious.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (VP (VBG Relaxing)
(NP (DT the) (NN trading) (NNS laws))))
(VP (VBD benefited)
(NP (PDT both)
(NP (NNP Spanish) (NNP America)) (CC and)
(NP (NNP Spain)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Panama) (POS 's)) (JJ economic) (NN decline))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ serious))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“One cannot help but wonder: Is not America in serious decline that someone so shallow and who at center is not even truly an American, can be capable of going this far.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (PRP One)) (ADVP (RB cannot))
(VP (VB help) (CC but) (VB wonder)))
(: :)
(VP (AUX Is) (RB not)
(NP (NNP America))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)))
(PP (IN that)
(NP (NP (NN someone))
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ shallow)))
(CC and)
(S (SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (PP (IN at)
(NP (NN center)))
(VP (AUX is) (RB not) (ADVP (RB even) (RB truly))
(NP (DT an) (NNP American)))))
(, ,)
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ capable)
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG going)
(NP (DT this)) (ADVP (RB far)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The Gulf war, when Israel was hit by a series of Iraqi missiles, had caused a serious decline in immigration during January and February.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNP Gulf) (NN war)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (NNP Israel))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN hit)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN series))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ Iraqi) (NNS missiles)))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN caused)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(S (VP (NN immigration)
(PP (IN during)
(NP (NNP January) (CC and) (NNP February)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
SCOTTISH prison officers, highlighting a “serious decline” in industrial relations, are warning that the coming year may be one of open confrontation with prison service management.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (JJ SCOTTISH) (NN prison) (NNS officers)) (, ,)
(PP (VBG highlighting)
(NP (NP (DT a) ('' '') (JJ serious) (NN decline)) ('' '')
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ industrial) (NNS relations)))))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG warning)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (VBG coming) (NN year))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ open) (NN confrontation))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN prison) (NN service) (NN management)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Following the serious decline of the fur trade due to changing men’s hat fashions, an increasing trickle of United States emigrants and the desire of the British for United States cooperation the British were finally convinced to compromise on a permanent boundary.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (VBG Following)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ serious) (NN decline))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN fur) (NN trade))
(ADJP (JJ due)
(PP (TO to)
(S (VP (VBG changing)
(NP (NP (NP (NNS men) (POS 's)) (NN hat) (NNS fashions)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NP (DT an) (VBG increasing) (NN trickle))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP United) (NNPS States))))
(NNS emigrants)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN desire))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NAC (NNP British)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP United) (NNPS States))))
(NN cooperation))))
(NP (DT the) (NNPS British))
(VP (AUX were) (ADVP (RB finally))
(VP (VBN convinced)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB compromise)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT a) (JJ permanent) (NN boundary)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As traditions are clearly in a state of serious decline, that precious trove of knowledge is now largely inaccessable to all except a devoted few.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN As)
(S (NP (NNS traditions))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB clearly))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN state))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT that) (JJ precious) (NN trove))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN knowledge))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB now))
(ADJP (RB largely) (JJ inaccessable)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN except)
(NP (DT a) (JJ devoted) (JJ few))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Since the 1980s the population of Checkerspots has been in serious decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Since)
(NP (DT the) (CD 1980s)))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN population))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNPS Checkerspots))))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Long a whaling port, the industry was in serious decline as they became teenagers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Long))
(NP (DT a) (JJ whaling) (NN port)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN industry))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD became)
(NP (NNS teenagers)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
In spite of the large government subsidies received by the company a serious decline in the standard of their rail services has led to these concessions being revoked and services are now operated by the consortium UGOFE.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NP (NN spite))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ large) (NN government) (NNS subsidies))
(VP (VBN received)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (DT the) (NN company)))))
(S (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN standard))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN rail) (NNS services)))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN led)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT these) (NNS concessions))
(VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN revoked)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NNS services))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (VBN operated)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (DT the) (NN consortium) (NN UGOFE)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And then, too, this time last year Dad was in serious decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And) (ADVP (RB then)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB too)) (, ,)
(NP (DT this) (NN time) (JJ last) (NN year))
(NP (NNP Dad))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
These familiar summer insects are a heartening sight but their numbers are in serious decline as a result of intensive farming and a reduction in flowering plants from which the bees can feed on nectar and pollen.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT These) (JJ familiar) (NN summer) (NNS insects))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (DT a) (JJ heartening) (NN sight))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS numbers))
(VP (AUX are)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN result))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ intensive) (NN farming))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN reduction))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ flowering) (NNS plants))
(SBAR (WHPP (IN from) (WHNP (WDT which)))
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS bees))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB feed)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN nectar) (CC and) (NN pollen)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Admittedly, this decline is not “comparable to” that in the Mirror, but given that The Times was “a newspaper of record” whilst the Mirror was a popular newspaper, one can argue that the decline in The Times “coverage was more serious.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Admittedly)) (, ,)
(NP (DT this) (NN decline))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB not) ('' '') (JJ comparable)
(PP (TO to) ('' '')
(NP (NP (DT that))
(PP (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Mirror)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(PP (VBN given)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT The) (NNP Times))
(VP (AUX was) (UCP ('' '')
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN newspaper))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN record) ('' '') (NN whilst))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Mirror))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ popular) (NN newspaper)) (, ,)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP one))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB argue)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT The) (NNPS Times) ('' '') (NN coverage))))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ serious)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
He left the university in 1857 and it subsequently went into a serious decline; in 1879 only three students had registered.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD left)
(NP (DT the) (NN university))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1857)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB subsequently))
(VP (VBD went)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN decline)))))
(: ;)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1879)))
(NP (QP (RB only) (CD three)) (NNS students))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN registered))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Street has suffered a serious decline in trust.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Street))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN suffered)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN trust)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Unfortunately some mismanagement of its habitats has led to a serious decline in supply and a serious increase in price.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Unfortunately))
(NP (NP (DT some) (NN mismanagement))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NNS habitats))))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN led)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN supply))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN increase))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN price)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If so, the level of intelligent discourse there is in serious decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN If) (FRAG (ADVP (RB so))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN level))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ intelligent) (NN discourse))))
(NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Today it imports 50 percent.” “Unfortunately, while the international competition for oil is becoming daily more aggressive, the amount of oil that’s readily available – we’re still talking material reality here – is in serious decline.” “There’s been a lot of debate about whether the world’s approaching, is at, or has already passed’ Peak Oil:’ that critical stage at which half of the easily obtainable oil has been tapped and production begins to decline.” “Back in 1956, Shell geologist Dr. M. King Hubbert was criticized for predicting peak oil production in the U.S. would occur sometime between 1965 and 1970.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Today))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ imports)
(NP (CD 50) (NN percent)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ') ('' ') ('' '))
(S (ADVP (RB Unfortunately)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ international) (NN competition))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN oil))))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG becoming)
(ADJP (RB daily) (RBR more) (JJ aggressive)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN amount))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN oil))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (RB readily) (JJ available)))))
(: --)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 're) (RB still)
(VP (VBG talking)
(NP (NN material) (NN reality)) (ADVP (RB here)))))
(: --))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ') ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN debate))
(PP (IN about)
(SBAR (IN whether)
(S (NP (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world) (POS 's)) (VBG approaching)) (, ,)
(VP (VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN at)))
(, ,) (CC or)
(VP (AUX has) (ADVP (RB already))
(VP (VBN passed)))))
(: ')
(NP (NNP Peak) (NNP Oil)) (: :) ('' ')
(NP (NP (DT that) (JJ critical) (NN stage))
(SBAR (WHPP (IN at) (WHNP (WDT which)))
(S (S (NP (NP (NN half))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RB easily) (JJ obtainable)) (NN oil))))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN tapped)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NN production))
(VP (VBZ begins)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB decline)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ') ('' ') ('' ')))))
(ADVP (RB Back))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1956)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Shell) (NN geologist) (NNP Dr.) (NNP M.) (NNP King) (NNP Hubbert))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN criticized)
(PP (IN for)
(S (VP (VBG predicting)
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (JJ peak) (NN oil) (NN production))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP U.S.))))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB occur) (ADVP (RB sometime)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (CD 1965)) (CC and)
(NP (CD 1970))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We are lucky that even though our education is in serious decline (only UP and Ateneo made it to an international survey, although critics dispute the findings), Filipinos are still able to converse in everyday English.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ lucky)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (RB even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PRP$ our) (NN education))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ serious) (NN decline)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(SBAR (RB only) (IN UP)
(S (CC and)
(NP (NNP Ateneo))
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (PRP it))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT an) (JJ international) (NN survey)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (NNS critics))
(VP (VBP dispute)
(NP (DT the) (NNS findings)))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNPS Filipinos))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB still))
(ADJP (JJ able)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB converse)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ everyday) (NNP English)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Coal – fired power plants have been running well under capacity in recent years, due in part to a serious decline in coal supply and in part to problems with transportation of coal.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NN Coal)) (: -)
(S (VP (VBD fired)
(SBAR (S (NP (NN power) (NNS plants))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG running) (ADVP (RB well))
(PP (IN under)
(NP (NP (NN capacity))
(PP (PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ recent) (NNS years)))
(, ,) (RB due)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN part))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ serious) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN coal) (NN supply))))
(CC and)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN part))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNS problems))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NN transportation))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN coal))))
(. .)))
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