Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His conclusion is sobering and persuasive until he concludes that another major reason for America’s decline is that while European nations have’ ’ virtually discarded organized religion, “America’ ’ is the only nation in the Western world… that is becoming more religious.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NN conclusion))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ sobering) (CC and) (JJ persuasive))
(SBAR (IN until)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ concludes)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT another) (JJ major) (NN reason))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NNP America) (POS 's)) (NN decline))))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (NNP European) (NNS nations))
(VP (AUX have))))
(PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (VP (ADVP (RB virtually)) (VBN discarded)
(NP (JJ organized) (NN religion))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NNP America) (POS ')) ('' ')
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ only) (NN nation))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Western) (NN world) (NN ..)))))
(. .)))
(NP (DT that))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG becoming)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ religious))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cabler is teaming up with writer Bradford Winters to develop the futuristic drama that will explore the mass exodus of U.S. citizens to a foreign city following the country’s global financial decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (VBG According)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT The) (NNP Hollywood) (NN Reporter))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN cabler))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG teaming) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN writer) (NNP Bradford) (NNS Winters)))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB develop)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ futuristic) (NN drama))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD will)
(VP (VB explore)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ mass) (NN exodus))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP U.S.) (NNS citizens)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ foreign) (NN city))
(PP (VBG following)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (JJ global) (JJ financial) (NN decline))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Roosevelt was convinced that legislative activism was needed to reverse the country’s economic decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Roosevelt))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (VBN convinced)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (JJ legislative) (NN activism))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN needed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB reverse)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (JJ economic) (NN decline)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is a measure of America’s decline that millions of Americans appear to take him seriously. [6] UPDATE: Trivia: Barack was horse’s name of the prophet Mohammad
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN measure))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP America) (POS 's)) (NN decline)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (NP (NP (NNS millions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNPS Americans))))
(VP (VBP appear)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (PRP him)) (ADVP (RB seriously)))
(. .))))
(NP (NP (JJ -LSB-) (CD 6) (JJ -RSB-) (NN UPDATE)) (: :)
(NP (NP (NNS Trivia)) (: :)
(S (NP (NNP Barack))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (NP (NN horse) (POS 's)) (NN name))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ prophet) (NNP Mohammad)))))))))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That PC should have become acceptable in Britain is a glaring symptom of the country’s decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT That) (NN PC))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN become)
(ADJP (JJ acceptable))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Britain))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ glaring) (NN symptom))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (NN decline)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The point is not too dissimilar to the one’s I quoted Kennan and Kissinger as making, to wit, the latter again:’ ’ the movement of the Western security system from the Elbe River to the approaches to Moscow brings home Russia’s decline in a way bound to generate a Russian emotion that will inhibit the solution of all other issues.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN point))
(VP (AUX is) (RB not)
(ADJP (RB too) (JJ dissimilar)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN one) (POS 's)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD quoted)
(NP (NNP Kennan) (CC and) (NNP Kissinger))
(PP (IN as)
(S (VP (VBG making) (PRN (, ,)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN wit)))
(, ,))
(NP (DT the) (NN latter)) (ADVP (RB again)))
(: :) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN movement))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Western) (NN security) (NN system)))
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Elbe) (NNP River)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNS approaches))))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Moscow))))
(VP (VBZ brings) (ADVP (RB home))
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Russia) (POS 's)) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN way))
(VP (VBN bound)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB generate)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ Russian) (NN emotion))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD will)
(VP (VB inhibit)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN solution))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT all) (JJ other) (NNS issues)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In Wikipedia:
Spain had a 7.9 percent decline in retail sales in June compared to the previous year, the largest drop since Spain began registering the results and the seventh consecutive monthly decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Spain))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (CD 7.9) (NN percent)) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ retail) (NNS sales))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP June)))))
(PP (VBN compared)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ previous) (NN year)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJS largest) (NN drop))
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (NNP Spain))
(VP (VBD began)
(S (VP (VBG registering)
(NP (DT the) (NNS results)))))
(CC and)
(NP (DT the) (JJ seventh) (JJ consecutive) (JJ monthly) (NN decline))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Founder Jonathan Abrams left amid the site’s U.S. decline, and now runs an invitation start – up called Socializr. “Friendster is growing at an enormous rate in Asia – Pacific and is clearly leading the competition.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Founder) (NNP Jonathan) (NNP Abrams))
(VP (VP (VBD left)
(PP (IN amid)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN site) (POS 's)) (NNP U.S.) (NN decline))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (ADVP (RB now)) (VBZ runs)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN invitation) (VB start)) (: -)
(VP (ADVP (RB up)) (VBN called)
(NP (NNP Socializr)))
(. .) ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (NNP Friendster))
(VP (VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG growing)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ enormous) (NN rate))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Asia)))))
(: -)
(NP (NNP Pacific))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB clearly))
(VP (VBG leading)
(NP (DT the) (NN competition)))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Although this return to Wigan Pier is a northern journey, it is not an analysis of the regional dimension of England’s decline – although clearly the feel of the crisis in Sunderland bears no comparison with Surrey.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (NP (DT this) (NN return))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Wigan) (NN Pier))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ northern) (NN journey)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (RB not) (DT an) (NN analysis))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ regional) (NN dimension))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP England) (POS 's)) (NN decline)))
(: --)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (ADVP (RB clearly))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN feel))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN crisis))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Sunderland)))
(VP (VBZ bears)
(NP (NP (DT no) (NN comparison))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNP Surrey)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With Pelosi holding the scalpel and Reid offering the anthestia, you McCain kool – aid drinkers and fellow Palin scholars will be directly responsible for this country’s continued decline!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN With)
(S (S (NP (NNP Pelosi))
(VP (VBG holding)
(NP (DT the) (NN scalpel))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Reid))
(VP (VBG offering)
(NP (DT the) (NN anthestia)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (NNP McCain) (NN kool)) (: -)
(NP (NN aid) (NNS drinkers)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ fellow) (NNP Palin) (NNS scholars)))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (RB directly) (JJ responsible)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN country) (POS 's)) (JJ continued) (NN decline)))
(. !)))
In Wikipedia:
That has been the primary cause of our country’s decline in its share of world trade and shipping…
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT That))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ primary) (NN cause))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NP (NP (PRP$ our) (NN country) (POS 's)) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN share))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN world) (NN trade)))
(CC and)
(NP (NN shipping))))
(: ...)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s been growing as America’s relative decline has become more manifest in falling incomes, imploding markets, massive debt and rising new centers of wealth and power from Shanghai to Dubai.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG growing)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (NP (NNP America) (POS 's)) (JJ relative) (NN decline))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN become)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ manifest))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (VBG falling) (NNS incomes)) (, ,)
(NP (NN imploding) (NNS markets)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ massive) (NN debt)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (JJ rising) (JJ new) (NNS centers))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN wealth) (CC and) (NN power)))
(PP (PP (IN from)
(NP (NNP Shanghai)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Dubai)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Reading America’s decline will not be easily reversed at Financial Times I ran into this nugget I had never known before.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Reading)
(NP (NP (NNP America) (POS 's)) (NN decline))))
(VP (MD will) (RB not)
(VP (AUX be) (ADVP (RB easily))
(VP (VBN reversed)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NNP Financial) (NNP Times)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD ran)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT this) (NNP nugget)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB never))
(VP (VBN known) (ADVP (RB before)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Britain’s victory marked, or so it seemed to me as an eleven – year – old living in South America, the end of our country’s decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Britain) (POS 's)) (NN victory))
(VP (VBD marked)
(SBAR (, ,) (CC or)
(SBAR (IN so)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBD seemed)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT an) (CD eleven)) (: -)
(NP (NN year)) (: -)
(NP (NP (JJ old) (NN living))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP South) (NNP America))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN end))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ our) (NN country) (POS 's)) (NN decline)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That PC should have become acceptable in Britain is a glaring symptom of the country’s decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT That) (NN PC))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN become)
(ADJP (JJ acceptable))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Britain))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ glaring) (NN symptom))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (NN decline)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Zimbabwe’s government plans to convene parliament next week despite deadlock in talks to end a post – election political crisis that has worsened the country’s economic decline and seen inflation hit 11 million percent.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NP (NNP Zimbabwe) (POS 's)) (NN government))
(VP (VBZ plans)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB convene)
(NP (NNP parliament))
(NP (JJ next) (NN week))
(PP (IN despite)
(NP (NP (NN deadlock))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNS talks)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB end)
(NP (DT a) (NN post)))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NN election) (JJ political) (NN crisis))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VP (VBN worsened)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (JJ economic) (NN decline)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN seen)
(S (NP (NN inflation))
(VP (VB hit)
(NP (QP (CD 11) (CD million)) (NN percent))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
America’s decline will continue at an ever increasing pace; this is a positive feedback loop that can only stop itself…
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NNP America) (POS 's)) (NN decline))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB continue)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT an)
(ADJP (RB ever) (JJ increasing)) (NN pace)))
(: ;)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ positive) (NN feedback) (NN loop))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VB stop)
(NP (PRP itself)) (ADVP (RB ..)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Surely the retirement of Scholes can be directly linked to England’s decline since this tournament finished lacklustre in and not even there in.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Surely))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN retirement))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Scholes))))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (ADVP (RB directly)) (VBN linked)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP England) (POS 's)) (NN decline)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (DT this) (NN tournament))
(VP (VBD finished) (ADVP (NN lacklustre) (IN in) (CC and) (RB not) (RB even)) (ADVP (RB there))
(PP (IN in))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Zimbabwe’s government plans to convene parliament next week despite deadlock in talks to end a post – election political crisis that has worsened the country’s economic decline and seen inflation hit 11 million percent.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Zimbabwe) (POS 's)) (NN government))
(VP (VBZ plans)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB convene)
(NP (NNP parliament))
(NP (JJ next) (NN week))
(PP (IN despite)
(NP (NP (NN deadlock))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNS talks)))))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB end)
(NP (DT a) (NN post)))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NN election) (JJ political) (NN crisis))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VP (VBN worsened)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN country) (POS 's)) (JJ economic) (NN decline)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN seen)
(S (NP (NN inflation))
(VP (VB hit)
(NP (QP (CD 11) (CD million)) (NN percent)))))
(. .)))
And 360 more sentences.