Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(Yes, I know we could argue over definitions, but I’m painting with a broad brush here.)
(Parse)
(S1 (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (INTJ (UH Yes)) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP know)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB argue)
(PP (IN over)
(NP (NNS definitions)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG painting)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush)) (ADVP (RB here))))
(. .)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I have to agree that the brush seems awfully broad.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB agree)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN brush))
(VP (VBZ seems)
(ADJP (RB awfully) (JJ broad)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Remember, lenders are painting new risk – management criteria with a very broad brush, “Gumbinger says.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (INTJ (VB Remember)) (, ,)
(NP (NNS lenders))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBG painting)
(NP (NP (JJ new) (NN risk)) (: -)
(NP (NN management) (NNS criteria)))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ broad)) (NN brush)))
(, ,)) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP Gumbinger))
(VP (VBZ says)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You attitude serves only to illustrate the problem with painting with broad brush stokes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You) (NN attitude))
(VP (VBZ serves)
(S (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB illustrate)
(NP (DT the) (NN problem))
(PP (IN with)
(S (VP (VBG painting)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ broad) (NN brush) (VBZ stokes))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
On more than one occasion, the plaintiff’s attorney painted a broad brush (saying), this is the way the press does things, this is how the media does things.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN On)
(NP (QP (JJR more) (IN than) (CD one)) (NN occasion)))
(PRN (, ,)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN plaintiff) (POS 's)) (NN attorney))
(VP (VBD painted)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (VBG saying) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(, ,))
(NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN way))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN press))
(VP (AUX does)
(NP (NNS things)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS media))
(VP (AUX does)
(NP (NNS things)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This 1 energy may diminish your ability and desire to handle details with a broad brush.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This) (CD 1) (NN energy))
(VP (MD may)
(VP (VB diminish)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN ability) (CC and) (NN desire))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB handle)
(NP (NNS details))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I find it interesting how the ODM’s love to find examples of Mega – churches’ ‘failing’’ in one way or another, and then using that’ ‘failure’’ to paint the entire movement with a brush so broad as to be unwieldable.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP find)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(ADJP (JJ interesting)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP ODM) (POS 's)) (NN love))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB find)
(NP (NP (NNS examples))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ Mega) (: -)
(NP (NNS churches) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (VBG failing)))
('' ') ('' '))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (CD one) (NN way)) (CC or)
(NP (DT another))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (S (ADVP (RB then))
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT that))))
('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NN failure) ('' ')) ('' ')
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB paint)
(NP (DT the) (JJ entire) (NN movement))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN brush))
(ADJP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ broad))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ unwieldable)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because Huntington’s brush is broad, his specifics are vulnerable to attack.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Because)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Huntington) (POS 's)) (NN brush))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ broad)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS specifics))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ vulnerable)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN attack)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We wind up painted with the broad brush of influential Catholics like Shea and have to spend time fighting misperceptions rather than working toward restoring those things we hold dear and encouraging others to respect and enjoy them.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (VP (VBP wind) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (VBN painted)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ broad) (NN brush))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ influential) (NNPS Catholics)))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NNP Shea))))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB spend)
(NP (NN time))
(S (VP (VP (VBG fighting)
(NP (NNS misperceptions)))
(CONJP (RB rather) (IN than))
(VP (VBG working)
(PP (IN toward)
(S (VP (VP (VBG restoring)
(NP (NP (DT those) (NNS things))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP hold) (ADVP (RB dear))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG encouraging)
(NP (NNS others))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB respect) (CC and) (VB enjoy)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Here we can only paint answers with a broad brush, but a coherent picture is beginning to emerge.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Here))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VB paint)
(NP (NNS answers))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ coherent) (NN picture))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG beginning)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB emerge))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They want to paint every speculator with a broad brush.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB paint)
(NP (DT every) (NN speculator))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ve noticed, after reading so much on both sides of the abortion argument, that the side against it is almost always the group more likely to paint everyone with the same broad, bigoted, black and white brush.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN noticed) (, ,)
(PP (IN after)
(S (VP (VBG reading) (ADVP (RB so) (RB much))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT both) (NNS sides))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN abortion) (NN argument)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN side))
(PP (IN against)
(NP (PRP it))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB almost) (RB always))
(ADJP (NP (DT the) (NN group)) (RBR more) (JJ likely)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB paint)
(NP (NN everyone))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (JJ broad) (, ,)
(ADJP (JJ bigoted) (, ,) (JJ black) (CC and) (JJ white)) (NN brush)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That is why we need to separate and distinguish mobile home displacement from the broad brush of’ ’ affordable housing.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT That))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why))
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX need)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB separate) (CC and) (VB distinguish)
(NP (JJ mobile) (NN home) (NN displacement))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ broad) (NN brush))
(PP (IN of))))
('' ') ('' ')
(NP (JJ affordable) (NN housing)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They still want to paint everyone with the same broad brush, and that’s one thing that got President Bush into trouble.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP They)) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB paint)
(NP (NN everyone))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (JJ broad) (NN brush)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (DT that))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (CD one) (NN thing))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD got)
(NP (NNP President) (NNP Bush))
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NN trouble)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Japan, China, Russia, Korea, Poland, Germany, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the 20th century have endured worse broad brush – strokes than almost any part of Africa.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Japan) (, ,) (NNP China) (, ,) (NNP Russia) (, ,) (NNP Korea) (, ,) (NNP Poland) (, ,) (NNP Germany) (, ,) (NNP Vietnam) (, ,) (NNP Laos) (CC and) (NNP Cambodia))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ 20th) (NN century)))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN endured)
(NP (NP (JJR worse) (JJ broad) (NN brush)) (: -)
(NP (NP (NNS strokes))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (RB almost) (DT any) (NN part))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Africa)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Every time you paint people with a broad brush you screw up the picture, and that’s all the furor over “Toboldgate’ ’ is… people assuming that, since they’re heard stories of other online writers being influenced by gifts from gaming companies, then anyone that accepts anything from a gaming company is automatically biased and not to be trusted.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT Every) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP paint)
(NP (NP (NP (NNS people))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush))
(SBAR (SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBD screw) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT the) (NN picture)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NN furor)) (ADVP (RB over)))))
(POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NNP Toboldgate) (POS ')) (: ')))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB ..) (. .))
(S (NP (NNS people))
(VP (VBG assuming)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (, ,)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX 're)
(VP (VBN heard)
(NP (NP (NNS stories))
(PP (IN of)
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(VP (AUXG being)
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(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (NNS gifts))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NN gaming) (NNS companies)))))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (NP (NN anyone))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ accepts)
(NP (NP (NN anything))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT a) (NN gaming) (NN company)))))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VP (ADVP (RB automatically)) (VBN biased)) (CC and) (RB not)
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN trusted)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The previous illustrations have reached a bit, but I’ve painted with a broad brush to show the extremes of our irrational responses to new things.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (JJ previous) (NNS illustrations))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN reached)
(NP (DT a) (NN bit)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN painted)
(PP (IN with)
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(S (VP (TO to)
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(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS extremes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ our) (JJ irrational) (NNS responses))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ new) (NNS things)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(The following is a broad brush and generalized treatment of a topic that deserves a long article or even a book, but I do not have the time or expertise to do either.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (DT The) (VBG following))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush) (CC and) (JJ generalized) (NN treatment))
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(NP (NP (DT a) (NN topic))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ deserves)
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(NP (DT a) (NN book)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN time) (CC or) (NN expertise))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do) (ADVP (RB either))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Diogenes paints with a broad brush, sometimes too broad, and in primary colors, but there is substantial truth in what he says.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Diogenes))
(VP (NNS paints)
(PP (PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ broad) (NN brush)) (, ,)
(ADJP (RB sometimes) (RB too) (JJ broad))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ primary) (NNS colors)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (JJ substantial) (NN truth))
(PP (IN in)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ says)))))
(. .)))
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