Learned by Reading
In the British National Corpus:
Country weavers and knitters were to become better remembered for the long sad days of their early nineteenth-century decline, but they had happier days when they consumed the products made by their fellow artisans in Burslem, Sheffield and Birmingham.
(Parse)
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(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP they))
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(NP (NP (JJR happier) (NNS days))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
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(NP (NNP Burslem) (, ,) (NNP Sheffield) (CC and) (NNP Birmingham))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Most Gulf bourses extended their decline on Tuesday in line with global markets as investors remained sceptical about a US move to rescue the collapsing financial system.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJS Most) (NNP Gulf) (NNS bourses))
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(NP (NNP Tuesday)))
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(S (NP (NNS investors))
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(ADJP (JJ sceptical)
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(NP (DT a) (NNP US) (NN move)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB rescue)
(NP (DT the) (VBG collapsing) (JJ financial) (NN system)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It will be interesting to compare these results to DirecTV’s, since DISH cites HD competition as a reason for their decline as well.
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(NP (DT these) (NNS results))
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(NP (NNP DirecTV) (POS 's)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN since)
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(VP (VBZ cites)
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(PP (IN as)
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(ADVP (RB as) (RB well))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The Labour Party lost five of the seven seats they had held before the election, and saw their vote fall by nearly 10 %, broadly in line with their national decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Labour) (NNP Party))
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(, ,) (CC and)
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(NP (PRP$ their) (JJ national) (NN decline)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Latin American stocks tumbled 13 percent, their biggest decline in more than a decade.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Latin) (NNP American) (NNS stocks))
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(NP (CD 13) (NN percent)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (PRP$ their) (JJS biggest) (NN decline))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (QP (JJR more) (IN than) (DT a)) (NN decade)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
U.S. pending home sales resumed their decline in May, falling 4.7 % in the month after an upwardly revised 7.1 % bounce in April, according to the National Association of Realtors.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP U.S.) (JJ pending) (NN home) (NNS sales))
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(NP (PRP$ their) (NN decline))
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(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG falling)
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(ADJP (CD 7.1) (NN %)) (NN bounce))
(PP (IN in)
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(, ,)
(PP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP National) (NNP Association))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sign up NOW to help our “DECLINE TO SIGN “CANVASS outside polling places on Feb. 5, by email to aaron @ stl – this website or by calling 314–644 – 0466, ext. 12.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Sign) (PRT (RP up)) (ADVP (RB NOW))
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(S (NP (PRP$ our) ('' ') ('' ') (NN DECLINE))
(VP (TO TO)
(VP (VB SIGN) ('' ') ('' ')
(VP (VB CANVASS)
(NP (JJ outside) (NN polling) (NNS places))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NNP Feb.) (CD 5)))
(, ,)
(PP (PP (IN by)
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(CC or)
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG calling)
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(NP (CD 644)) (: -)
(NP (NP (CD 0466)) (, ,)
(VP (VBD ext)) (. .) (CD 12)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
One reason for their decline has been the reduction in areas available for running the events, and the increasing burden on organisers to ensure that the rally will not cause a nuisance to any residents affected.
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(S1 (S (NP (NP (CD One) (NN reason))
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(PP (TO to)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Or that the laziness of modern American usage parallels our decline as a science, engineering, mathematics powerhouse?
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (CC Or)
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(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN laziness))
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(NP (PRP$ our) (NN decline))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (NN science) (, ,) (NN engineering) (, ,) (NNS mathematics) (NN powerhouse)))
(. ?)))
In the British National Corpus:
Meanwhile, Bath were issuing a reminder that reports of their decline were a little premature.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Meanwhile)) (, ,)
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(VP (AUX were)
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(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (NP (DT a) (JJ little)) (JJ premature)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I really had written them off this season, assuming that the one – man team, having lost the one man, would continue their decline away from the top of the table.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN written)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (IN off)
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(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG assuming)
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(, ,)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Oil prices continued their decline Friday as market participants remained focused on how a global economic slowdown continues to chip away at demand for energy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Oil) (NNS prices))
(VP (VBD continued)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN decline))
(NP (NNP Friday))
(SBAR (IN as)
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(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (NN chip) (PRT (RP away))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NN demand))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN energy)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The Dow industrials plunged on Monday in their biggest decline ever after U.S. lawmakers unexpectedly rejected a $ 700 billion financial bailout, spooking investors who fear for the future of global markets and the U.S. economy.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (NNP NEW) (NNP YORK)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Sept) (CD 29)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Reuters)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(: -)
(S (NP (DT The) (NNP Dow) (NNS industrials))
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(S (VP (VBG spooking)
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(NP (DT the) (NNP U.S.) (NN economy)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
What Might Influence Their Decline?
(Parse)
(S1 (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (MD Might)
(VP (VB Influence)
(NP (PRP$ Their) (NN Decline))))
(. ?)))
In Wikipedia:
In Catholic eyes there was a growing threat from the Protestant – dominated government, a perception supported by their marked decline in participation within the kingdom’s government.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (NNP Catholic) (NNS eyes)))
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(VP (AUX was)
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(NP (NP (DT a) (NN perception))
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(PP (IN within)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN kingdom) (POS 's)) (NN government)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Once again we find ourselves on the topic of newspapers and their decline.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Once) (RB again))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP find)
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(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN topic))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Most of their heroes are in jail now)… [LINK :] U.S. financial institutions are using stock swaps and intricate loan transactions to help foreign investors avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes on dividends paid by U.S. companies, according to a Senate report to be released on Thursday (You cheap foreign bastards)… [LINK :] The Federal Reserve kept U.S. interest rates steady Tuesday, despite pressures from shaky financial markets to ease borrowing costs to help reduce the risk of greater turmoil on Wall Street… [LINK :] Oil prices extended their sharp decline on Tuesday, as financial worries cast a shadow on economic growth.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (JJS Most))
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(NP (NP (NP (CD ..) (. .)) (JJ -LSB-) (NN LINK)) (: :)
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(, ,)
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(. .)) (JJ -LSB-) (NN LINK))))
(: :)
(S (NP (JJ -RSB-) (NNP The) (NNP Federal) (NNP Reserve))
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(. .)) (JJ -LSB-) (NN LINK)))
(: :)
(S (NP (JJ -RSB-) (NN Oil) (NNS prices))
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(, ,) (IN as)
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(NP (DT a) (NN shadow))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Americans are discussing the rise of China and their consequent relative decline; measuring when China’s economy will be bigger and counting its missiles and submarines has become a popular pastime in Washington.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNPS Americans))
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(CC and)
(NP (PRP$ their) (JJ consequent) (JJ relative) (NN decline)))
(: ;)
(S (S (VP (VP (VBG measuring)
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(S (NP (NP (NNP China) (POS 's)) (NN economy))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJR bigger))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBG counting)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NNS missiles) (CC and) (NNS submarines)))))
(VP (VBZ has)
(VP (VBN become)
(NP (DT a) (JJ popular) (NN pastime))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Washington)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
In April 1965, as car travel increased and ridership on passenger trains began their precipitous decline, the Santa Fe Railway got permission from the the Interstate Commerce Commission to severely curtail “Golden Gate” operations, with service finally abandoned three years later.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
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(, ,)
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(CC and)
(S (NP (NP (NN ridership))
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(SBAR (IN with)
(S (NP (NN service)) (ADVP (RB finally))
(VP (VBN abandoned) (ADVP (NP (CD three) (NNS years)) (RB later))))
(. .)))
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