( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Prenatal ) ( NN diagnosis ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ genetic ) ( NNS defects ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB as ) ( RB early ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ sixth ) ( NN week ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN pregnancy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB increasingly ) ( JJ common ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) )

Prenatal diagnosis of genetic defects as early as the sixth week of pregnancy is increasingly common today


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN mouse ) ( NN experiment ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Medical ) ( NNP Research ) ( NNP Council ) ( NN laboratory ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP London ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ shows ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ genetic ) ( NNS defects ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN detected ) ( PP-TMP ( NP-ADV ( CD three ) ( NNS days ) ) ( IN after ) ( NP ( NN conception ) ) ) ( S-MNR ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( JJ American-developed ) ( JJ gene-copying ) ( NN technique ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the mouse experiment at a Medical Research Council laboratory in London shows genetic defects can be detected three days after conception using a new American-developed gene-copying technique


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN experiment ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ applicable ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ many ) ( JJ genetic ) ( NNS disorders ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ( NP ( NP ( NN beta-thalassemia ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ severe ) ( NN blood ) ( NN anemia ) ) ( VP ( VBG resulting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG missing ) ( NN hemoglobin ) ( NN gene ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The experiment applicable to many genetic disorders involved beta-thalassemia a severe blood anemia resulting from a missing hemoglobin gene


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN inherited ) ( JJ human ) ( NN disorder ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN duplicated ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS mice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's an inherited human disorder that 's been duplicated in mice


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN experiment ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS mice ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ defective ) ( NN gene ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN mated ) ) ) )

In the experiment mice with the defective gene were mated


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD Three ) ( NNS days ) ) ( RB later ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN embryo ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( VP ( VBN implanted ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN uterus ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN washed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN mother ) ( NN mouse ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Three days later before the new embryo had become implanted in the uterus it was washed out of the mother mouse


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN embryo ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN progressed ) ( PP-CLR ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN clump ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD eight ) ( JJ identical ) ( NNS cells ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The embryo had progressed only to a clump of eight identical cells


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( CD One ) ( NN cell ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP-3 ( VBN teased ) ( PRT ( IN out ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1-2 ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP DNA ) ) ( VP=3 ( VBN extracted ) ) ) )

One cell was teased out and its DNA extracted


( S ( S-MNR ( VP ( VBG Using ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN technique ) ) ( VP ( VBN developed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Cetus ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN polymerase ) ( NN chain ) ( NN reaction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNS scientists ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB rapidly ) ) ( VBD made ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS millions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS copies ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN section ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP DNA ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB ordinarily ) ) ( VP ( VBZ contains ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hemoglobin ) ( NN gene ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ enough ) ( NNS copies ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB test ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Using the new technique developed by Cetus Corp. called the polymerase chain reaction the scientists rapidly made millions of copies of the section of DNA that ordinarily contains the hemoglobin gene providing enough copies to test


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ genetic ) ( NN probe ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN hemoglobin ) ( NN gene ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG missing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS researchers ) ) ( VP ( VBP report ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ medical ) ( NN journal ) ) ( NP ( NNP Lancet ) ) ) ) )

A genetic probe showed the hemoglobin gene was missing the researchers report in the medical journal Lancet


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN report ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( CD two ) ( JJ molecular ) ( NNS biologists ) ) ( VP ( VBP suggest ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ such ) ( NN embryo ) ( NN diagnosis ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNS couples ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ high ) ( NN risk ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG passing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ genetic ) ( NN defect ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN child ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the report two molecular biologists suggest such embryo diagnosis can be used by couples at high risk of passing a genetic defect to a child


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NN example ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ infertile ) ( NNS couples ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN woman ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS eggs ) ) ( VP ( VBN fertilized ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN test ) ( NN tube ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB usually ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS eggs ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN fertilized ) ( PP-TMP-4 ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For example infertile couples who have the woman 's eggs fertilized in the test tube usually have several eggs fertilized at a time


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( VBN fertilized ) ( NNS cells ) ) ( VP ( VBP divide ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD eight ) ( NNS cells ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ single ) ( NN cell ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN embryo ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN tested ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ genetic ) ( NNS defects ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When the fertilized cells divide to eight cells a single cell from each embryo can be tested for genetic defects


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT A ) ( JJ healthy ) ( NN embryo ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP-3 ( VBN picked ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN implantation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1-2 ( JJ defective ) ( NNS ones ) ) ( VP=3 ( VBN discarded ) ) ) )

A healthy embryo can be picked for implantation and defective ones discarded


( S ( CC Or ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS couples ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN embryo ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB temporarily ) ) ( VBN taken ) ( PRT ( IN out ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN tested ) ) ( PP-TMP ( NP-ADV ( CD three ) ( NNS days ) ) ( IN after ) ( NP ( NN conception ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN returned ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN if ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ healthy ) ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VBN discarded ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN if ) ( X ( RB not ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Or in other couples the embryo could be temporarily taken out and tested three days after conception and returned if healthy or discarded if not


( S-HLN ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Yeast ) ) ( VP ( VBN Adapted ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB Make ) ( NP ( JJ Gene-Spliced ) ( NNS Drugs ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yeast Adapted to Make Gene-Spliced Drugs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT AN ) ( NNP OIL ) ( NNP COMPANY ) ) ( VP ( VBZ finds ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sideline ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ microscopic ) ( NN world ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN yeast ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AN OIL COMPANY finds a sideline in the microscopic world of yeast


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ early ) ( CD 1970s ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( NN food ) ( NN crisis ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN worry ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Phillips ) ( NNP Petroleum ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( JJ several ) ( JJ other ) ( JJ big ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VBG developing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ single-cell ) ( NN protein ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ edible ) ( NN protein ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNS microbes ) ) ( VP ( VBG feeding ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ non-edible ) ( NNS materials ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the early 1970s when the world food crisis was a major worry Phillips Petroleum Co. like several other big companies began developing single-cell protein edible protein made by microbes feeding on non-edible materials


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Phillips ) ) ( VP ( VBD found ) ( CC and ) ( VBD improved ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN yeast ) ) ( NP ( NN Pichia ) ( NN pastoris ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( NN protein ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ natural ) ( JJ gas-derived ) ( NN alcohol ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Phillips found and improved a yeast Pichia pastoris which made protein from natural gas-derived alcohol


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB convert ) ( NP ( NP ( NN glucose ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN farm ) ( NNS wastes ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( JJ edible ) ( NN protein ) ) ) ) ) )

It also could convert glucose from farm wastes into edible protein


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Single-cell ) ( NN protein ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBD panned ) ( PRT ( IN out ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS most ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBD abandoned ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN research ) ) ) ) )

Single-cell protein never panned out and most companies abandoned such research


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Phillips ) ) ( VP ( VBD persisted ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG calling ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS scientists ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Salk ) ( NNP Institute ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But Phillips persisted calling in scientists from the Salk Institute


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBN adapted ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN yeast ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB genetically ) ( VBN engineered ) ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They 've now adapted the yeast to making genetically engineered drugs


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bacteria ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ genetic ) ( NNS engineers ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN yeast ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VP ( VB take ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( JJ human ) ( NNS genes ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB churn ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ human ) ( NNS proteins ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ medical ) ( NN use ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like the bacteria used by genetic engineers the yeast can take in human genes and churn out human proteins for medical use


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN yeast ) ( JJ genetic ) ( NN apparatus ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( PP ( ADVP ( JJR more ) ) ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( IN that ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS animals ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ bacterial ) ( JJ genetic ) ( NN apparatus ) ) ) ) ) )

But the yeast genetic apparatus is more like that of animals than the bacterial genetic apparatus


( S ( ADVP ( RB Thus ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS proteins ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN yeast ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-PRD ( PP ( ADVP ( RB molecularly ) ) ( ADVP ( JJR more ) ) ( IN like ) ( NP ( JJ human ) ( NNS proteins ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS bacteria ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Thus the proteins from the yeast are molecularly more like human proteins than those from bacteria


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN oil ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ claims ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN yeast ) ( NN system ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR better ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NNS bacteria ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ high-volume ) ( NN production ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB genetically ) ( VBN engineered ) ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The oil company claims its yeast system also is better than bacteria at high-volume production of genetically engineered drugs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Chiron ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Emeryville ) ( NNP Calif. ) ) ( NN biotechnology ) ( NN firm ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG seeing ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS Phillips ) ( NN yeast ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( RB genetically ) ( VBN engineered ) ) ( JJ human ) ( NNS proteins ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Chiron Corp. an Emeryville Calif. biotechnology firm is seeing if the Phillips yeast can be used to make its genetically engineered human proteins


( S ( VP ( VBG Peeking ) ( PP-LOC ( IN Inside ) ( NP ( NN Arteries ) ) ) ( PP ( IN From ) ( PP ( IN Outside ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN Body ) ) ) ) ) )

Peeking Inside Arteries From Outside the Body


( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG VISUALIZING ) ( NP ( NN BLOOD ) ( NNS vessels ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG poking ) ( NP ( NNS catheters ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN body ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB come ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN research ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP AT&T ) ( NNP Bell ) ( NNPS Laboratories ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

VISUALIZING BLOOD vessels without poking catheters into the body may come out of research at AT&T Bell Laboratories


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Strokes ) ) ( NP ( NN heart ) ( NNS attacks ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN leg ) ( NNS pains ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( JJ intermittent ) ( NN claudication ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS problems ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP stem ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG clogging ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS arteries ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ cholesterol-rich ) ( NNS deposits ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Strokes heart attacks leg pains intermittent claudication and other problems stem from clogging of the arteries by cholesterol-rich deposits


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( NN present ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NNS doctors ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB how ) ( RB badly ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT an ) ( NN artery ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN clogged ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VP ( VBG inserting ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ thin ) ( NN catheter ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN artery ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG injecting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fluid ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS arteries ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ visible ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS X-rays ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At present doctors can see how badly an artery is clogged only by inserting a thin catheter into the artery and injecting a fluid that makes the arteries visible on X-rays


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT A ) ( ADJP ( JJ non-invasive ) ) ( NN method ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN researched ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN biophysicist ) ( NNP Lynn ) ( NNP Jelinski ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP AT&T ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A non-invasive method is being researched by biophysicist Lynn Jelinski at the AT&T unit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ relies ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fact ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ certain ) ( NNS atoms ) ) ( VP ( VBP give ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( JJ detectable ) ( NNS signals ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBN subjected ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ intense ) ( JJ magnetic ) ( NN field ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It relies on the fact that certain atoms give off detectable signals when subjected to an intense magnetic field


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN phenomenon ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NNP MRI ) ( PRN ( JJ magnetic ) ( NN resonance ) ( NN imaging ) ) ( NNS scanners ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS hospitals ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN place ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN X-ray ) ( NNS scans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's the same phenomenon used in the new MRI magnetic resonance imaging scanners being used in hospitals in place of X-ray scans


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bell ) ( NNPS Labs ) ( NNS experiments ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ MRI-type ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN machine ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN synchronized ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN heartbeat ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN via ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN electrocardiogram ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB rapidly ) ) ( VBZ flashes ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ magnetic ) ( NN field ) ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ( CC and ) ( RP off ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN blood ) ) ( VP ( VBZ passes ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ certain ) ( NN point ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vessel ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the Bell Labs experiments an MRI-type of machine synchronized with the heartbeat via an electrocardiogram rapidly flashes a magnetic field on and off as blood passes a certain point in a vessel


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( RB rapidly ) ( VBG flashing ) ) ( NN return ) ( NNS signals ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN excited ) ( NN hydrogen ) ( NNS atoms ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN blood ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP give ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ stop-motion ) ( NN movie ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ blood-filled ) ( NN vessel ) ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stop-motion ) ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN disco ) ( NNS dancers ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN strobe ) ( NN light ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG flashing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The rapidly flashing return signals from excited hydrogen atoms in the blood give a stop-motion movie of the blood-filled vessel like the stop-motion seen in disco dancers when a strobe light is flashing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS scientists ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN experimented ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ tiny ) ( NN neck ) ( NNS arteries ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS rats ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The scientists have experimented on the tiny neck arteries of rats


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB measure ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ minuscule ) ( NNS movements ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN artery ) ( NN wall ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( VBG beating ) ( NN heart ) ) ( VP ( VBZ raises ) ( CC and ) ( VBZ lowers ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pressure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG flowing ) ( NN blood ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ first ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ such ) ( JJ tiny ) ) ( NN blood ) ( NNS vessels ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP report ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Nature ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ scientific ) ( NN journal ) ) ) ) ) )

They 've been able to measure the minuscule movements of the artery wall as the beating heart raises and lowers the pressure of the flowing blood a first for such tiny blood vessels they report in Nature a scientific journal


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG experimenting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG measuring ) ( NP ( NN blood ) ( NN flow ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They now are experimenting with measuring blood flow


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ ultimate ) ( NN hope ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN technique ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB identify ) ( NP ( JJ diseased ) ( NNS vessels ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The ultimate hope is that the technique could identify diseased vessels


( NP-HLN ( NNPS Odds ) ( CC and ) ( NNPS Ends ) )

Odds and Ends


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS TESTS ) ) ( PP ( IN ON ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ 2,800-year-old ) ( NNS mummies ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Chile ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP indicate ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ ancient ) ( NN wood ) ( NNS fires ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB produce ) ( NP ( NNS dioxins ) ( CC or ) ( NNS dibenzofurans ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG contradicting ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN theory ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS pollutants ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG coming ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN wood ) ( NN burning ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP General ) ( NNP Electric ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reports ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Environmental ) ( NNP Science ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Technology ) ( NN magazine ) ) ) ) )

TESTS ON 2,800-year-old mummies from Chile indicate ancient wood fires did n't produce dioxins or dibenzofurans contradicting a theory the two pollutants today are coming from wood burning General Electric Co. reports in Environmental Science & Technology magazine


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB Almost ) ( CD 40 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ schizophrenic ) ( NNS men ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN impaired ) ( NN sense ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN smell ) ) ) ) ( PP-1 ( CC vs. ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR fewer ) ( IN than ) ( CD 10 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ schizophrenic ) ( NNS women ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reports ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP American ) ( NNP Journal ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Psychiatry ) ) ) ) )

Almost 40 % of schizophrenic men have an impaired sense of smell vs. fewer than 10 % of schizophrenic women reports the American Journal of Psychiatry


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Canadian ) ( NN retail ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 0.2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP July ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Statistics ) ( NNP Canada ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Canadian retail sales rose 0.2 % in August from July Statistics Canada a federal agency said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP August ) ( NN increase ) ) ( VP ( VBD followed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 0.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ) ) ) ) )

The August increase followed a 0.3 % decline in July


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( PP-TMP ( IN During ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD four ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ retail ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN remained ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB generally ) ( JJ weak ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG advancing ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ average ) ) ( NP ( CD 0.2 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN agency ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

During the past four months retail sales have remained generally weak advancing an average 0.2 % a month the agency said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP J. ) ( NNP Penn ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ early ) ( NN retirement ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN steelmaker ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec ) ( CD 31 ) ) ) ) )

Robert J. Penn president and chief executive officer will take early retirement from this steelmaker Dec 31


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP William ) ( NNP S. ) ( NNP Leavitt ) ) ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Penn ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 58 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN consultant ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB work ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN board ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selecting ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN successor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

William S. Leavitt chairman said Mr. Penn 58 years old would continue as a consultant and would work with the board in selecting a successor


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP UNR ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( VP ( VBD emerged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NN bankruptcy-law ) ( NNS proceedings ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD left ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 64 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN reorganized ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ common ) ( NN stock ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS hands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS trustees ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN asbestos-disease ) ( NNS claims ) ( NN trust ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

UNR recently emerged from bankruptcy-law proceedings that left 64 % of the reorganized company 's common stock in the hands of trustees of an asbestos-disease claims trust


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( JJ further ) ( NN comment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company said it would have no further comment


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Leavitt ) ) ( NP ( CD 37 ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN elected ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NN chairman ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RBR earlier ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ new ) ( NN board ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG having ) ( VP ( VBN served ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ legal ) ( CC and ) ( JJ corporate ) ( NNS affairs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Leavitt 37 was elected chairman earlier this year by the company 's new board having served as vice president for legal and corporate affairs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ His ) ( NN father ) ) ( NP ( NNP David ) ( NNP S. ) ( NNP Leavitt ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( NN executive ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN until ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN death ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN accident ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS years ) ) ( IN ago ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-2 ( IN at ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Penn ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NN president ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

His father David S. Leavitt was chairman and chief executive until his death in an accident five years ago at which time Mr. Penn was named president


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Big ) ( NNS gains ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ultra-right ) ( NNPS Republicans ) ( NN party ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Baden-Wuerttemburg ) ( NN state ) ( JJ municipal ) ( NNS elections ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG eroding ) ( NN support ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Chancellor ) ( NNP Helmut ) ( NNP Kohl ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ traditional ) ( NN bastion ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNP Christian ) ( NNP Democratic ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Big gains for the ultra-right Republicans party in Baden-Wuerttemburg state municipal elections Sunday showed eroding support for Chancellor Helmut Kohl in a traditional bastion for his Christian Democratic Union


( S ( SBAR ( IN With ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS ballots ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS cities ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-PRD ( IN in ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN yesterday ) ( NN morning ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Republicans ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( PRT ( RP away ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN vote ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ several ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ key ) ( NNS districts ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With ballots from most of the state 's major cities in by yesterday morning the Republicans came away with 10 % of the vote in several of the key districts


( S ( SBAR ( IN With ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( JJ rural ) ( NNS districts ) ) ( ADVP ( RB yet ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( NNS ballots ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN election ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBP estimate ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN support ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Christian ) ( NNPS Democrats ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( DT an ) ( JJ average ) ( CD five ) ( NN percentage ) ( NNS points ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB statewide ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With many rural districts yet to report ballots election officials estimate support for Christian Democrats fell an average five percentage points statewide


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ left-of-center ) ( NNP Social ) ( NNPS Democrats ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ environmental ) ( NNP Greens ) ( NN party ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( VBN mixed ) ( NNS results ) ) ) )

The left-of-center Social Democrats and the environmental Greens party posted mixed results


( S ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBN Headed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( JJ former ) ( NNP Waffen ) ( NNP SS ) ( NN sergeant ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG working ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ nationalistic ) ( NN platform ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN anti-foreigner ) ( NN rhetoric ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN fledgling ) ( NNPS Republicans ) ( NN party ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN scored ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ surprising ) ( NNS gains ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR earlier ) ( NNS elections ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS states ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Berlin ) ) ( NP ( NNP Hesse ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP North-Rhine ) ( NNP Westphalia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Headed by a former Waffen SS sergeant and working from a nationalistic platform of anti-foreigner rhetoric the fledgling Republicans party has scored surprising gains in earlier elections in the states of West Berlin Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia


( S ( PP ( IN With ) ( S-NOM ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP West ) ( NNP German ) ( NN unemployment ) ) ( VP ( VBG remaining ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ high ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD two ) ( CD million ) ) ( JJ jobless ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ affordable ) ( NN housing ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG becoming ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ primary ) ( NN issue ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN campaign ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNPS Republicans ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ( S ( VP ( VBG drawing ) ( NP ( NP ( NN support ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNPS Germans ) ( JJ First ) ( NN stand ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ social-welfare ) ( NNS issues ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With West German unemployment remaining high at two million jobless and the lack of affordable housing becoming a primary issue for next year 's campaign the Republicans are seen drawing support for their Germans First stand on social-welfare issues


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Election ) ( NNS analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBP acknowledge ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Red-Green ) ( NN coalition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Social ) ( NNPS Democrats ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Greens ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB edge ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Chancellor ) ( NNP Kohl ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN coalition ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP December ) ( CD 1990 ) ( JJ national ) ( NN election ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN support ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Republicans ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ continues ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB spread ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Election analysts acknowledge that a Red-Green coalition of Social Democrats and Greens could edge out Chancellor Kohl 's coalition in the December 1990 national election if support for the Republicans continues to spread


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ International ) ( NNS investigators ) ) ( VP ( VBD urged ) ( NP-2 ( NNP Britain ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( NP ( NP ( NN prosecution ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN suspected ) ( NNP Nazi ) ( NN war ) ( NNS criminals ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( NN refuge ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB there ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( CD 1945 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

International investigators urged Britain to allow prosecution of suspected Nazi war criminals who took refuge there after 1945


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( JJ current ) ( NN law ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ such ) ( NNS suspects ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ immune ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NN prosecution ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS acts ) ) ( VP ( VBN committed ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( RB not ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( JJ British ) ( NNS citizens ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under current law such suspects are immune from prosecution for acts committed while not British citizens


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ careful ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN known ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN haven ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN war ) ( NNS criminals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Jeff ) ( NNP Rooker ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN member ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Parliament ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ several ) ( JJ British ) ( NNS politicians ) ) ( VP ( VBG attending ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP London ) ( NN conference ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN government ) ( NNS investigators ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Canada ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Australia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If we 're not careful we could become known as a haven for war criminals said Jeff Rooker a member of Parliament and one of several British politicians attending a London conference with government investigators from the U.S. Canada and Australia


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ parliamentary ) ( NN inquiry ) ) ( VP ( VBD found ) ( PP-TPC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 70 ) ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBG living ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Britain ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN death ) ( NNS squads ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD roamed ) ( NP ( JJ Nazi-occupied ) ( NNP Eastern ) ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A parliamentary inquiry found in July that more than 70 people living in Britain could have been part of death squads that roamed Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Parliament ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB discuss ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ next ) ( NN month ) ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB change ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN law ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Parliament is expected to discuss next month whether to change the law


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ British ) ( NNS investigations ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN prompted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN list ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 17 ) ( VBN alleged ) ( NN war ) ( NNS criminals ) ) ( VP ( VBG living ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Britain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN sent ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Prime ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Margaret ) ( NNP Thatcher ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP October ) ( CD 1986 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Simon ) ( NNP Wiesenthal ) ( NNP Center ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Los ) ( NNP Angeles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

British investigations were prompted by a list of 17 alleged war criminals living in Britain sent to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in October 1986 by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sign ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG easing ) ( NN tension ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Beijing ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP China ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( ADVP ( RB back ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ illegal ) ( NNS immigrants ) ) ( VP ( VBD caught ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG crossing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ British ) ( NN colony ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a sign of easing tension between Beijing and Hong Kong China said it will again take back illegal immigrants caught crossing into the British colony


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP China ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN refused ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB repatriate ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS citizens ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD sneaked ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB illegally ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( NP ( RB early ) ( DT this ) ( NN month ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN colony ) ) ( VP ( VBD allowed ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ dissident ) ( JJ Chinese ) ( NN swimmer ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB flee ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

China had refused to repatriate citizens who sneaked into Hong Kong illegally since early this month when the colony allowed a dissident Chinese swimmer to flee to the U.S.


( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( IN About ) ( CD 1,100 ) ) ( NNP Chinese ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG awaiting ) ( NP ( NN repatriation ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) )

About 1,100 Chinese were awaiting repatriation yesterday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Italy ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Foreign ) ( NNP Ministry ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG investigating ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS exports ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NNP Ing ) ( NNP C. ) ( NNP Olivetti ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ( NN subsidiary ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NNP OCN-PPL ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB numerically ) ( VBN controlled ) ) ( NN machine ) ( NNS tools ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Italy 's Foreign Ministry said it is investigating exports to the Soviet Union by an Ing C. Olivetti & Co. subsidiary called OCN-PPL that makes numerically controlled machine tools


( S ( SBAR ( IN Although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( NNP Italy ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN investigation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Olivetti ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN violated ) ( NP ( JJ Western ) ( JJ export-control ) ( NNS rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB previously ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN known ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ) ( VP ( VBD marked ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN unit ) ( CC and ) ( NN product ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Although Italy 's investigation of whether Olivetti had violated Western export-control rules had previously been made known this marked the first time the unit and product were named


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN worried ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN convertibility ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Olivetti ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN machine ) ( NNS tools ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ military ) ( NN use ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The U.S. is worried about the convertibility of Olivetti 's machine tools to military use


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT an ) ( NNP Olivetti ) ( NN spokeswoman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP OCN-PPL ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-2 ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Olivetti ) ) ( VP ( VBD sold ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN majority ) ( NN interest ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NP ( NN equipment ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN type ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN precision ) ) ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ necessary ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ sophisticated ) ( NNS productions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However an Olivetti spokeswoman said OCN-PPL of which Olivetti sold the majority interest last year does n't make equipment that has the type of precision necessary for sophisticated productions


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Conservationists ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN drift-net ) ( NN fishing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ threatens ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB wipe ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN tuna ) ( NNS stocks ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Conservationists say that drift-net fishing threatens to wipe out much of the world 's tuna stocks in a few years


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Japanese ) ( NNPS Fisheries ) ( NNP Association ) ) ( VP ( VBD criticized ) ( NP ( NNS moves ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ban ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN practice ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ international ) ( NNS waters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the Japanese Fisheries Association criticized moves to ban the practice in international waters


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB really ) ( JJ unfortunate ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ human ) ( NNS beings ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN swayed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ emotional ) ( NNS discussions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN association ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

It is really unfortunate for human beings to be swayed by emotional discussions the association said


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NN driftnet ) ( CC or ) ( NAC ( NN wall ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN death ) ) ) ) ( NN fishing ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS fleets ) ) ( VP ( VBP lay ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS nets ) ) ( ADJP ( NP-ADV ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD three ) ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( RB long ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( NN trap ) ( NP ( NP ( RB almost ) ( NN everything ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN path ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In driftnet or wall of death fishing fleets lay nets up to three miles long that trap almost everything in their path


( S ( NP-TMP ( RBR Earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Japan ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB cut ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN drift-net ) ( NNS vessels ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP South ) ( NNP Pacific ) ) ) ) ( UCP-MNR ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNS two-thirds ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( ADVP ( IN down ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Earlier this year Japan said it would cut the number of its drift-net vessels in the South Pacific by two-thirds or down to 20


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNS Workers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Peugeot ) ( NNP S.A. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN car ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sochaux ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ eastern ) ( NNP France ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD voted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB end ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ six-week-old ) ( NN strike ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN cost ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Peugeot ) ( NN group ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN production ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 60,000 ) ( NNS automobiles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN company ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Workers at Peugeot S.A. 's car plant at Sochaux in eastern France voted to end a six-week-old strike that has cost the Peugeot group production of 60,000 automobiles a company spokesman said


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NNS strikers ) ) ( VP ( VBD voted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB accept ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN series ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN management ) ( NNS proposals ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR higher ) ( JJ basic ) ( NN wage ) ) ( NP ( JJR better ) ( JJ profit-sharing ) ( NNS benefits ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJR bigger ) ( JJ annual ) ( NNS bonuses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The strikers voted to accept a series of management proposals that will give them a higher basic wage better profit-sharing benefits and bigger annual bonuses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN vote ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Sochaux ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN followed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ similar ) ( NN move ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN assembly ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mulhouse ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-4 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS strikers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN whittled ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB down ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 80 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The spokesman said the vote at Sochaux is expected to be followed by a similar move at the company 's assembly plant at Mulhouse where the number of strikers has been whittled down to 80


( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( IN About ) ( CD 8,000 ) ) ( NAC ( NNP National ) ( NNP Union ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNPS Mineworkers ) ) ) ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VBD resumed ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN strike ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP De ) ( NNP Beers ) ( NNP Consolidated ) ( NNPS Mines ) ( NNP Ltd. ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ further ) ( NNS negotiations ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB settle ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN wage ) ( NN dispute ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD broke ) ( PRT ( IN down ) ) ) ) ) ) )

About 8,000 National Union of Mineworkers members resumed their strike against De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. after further negotiations to settle a wage dispute broke down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( VBG Striking ) ( NNS workers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VBG striking ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NN diamond ) ( NNS mines ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 13 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN returned ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB work ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-4 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP De ) ( NNP Beers ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD arranged ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reopen ) ( NP ( NNS negotiations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Striking workers who began striking five diamond mines on Oct. 13 had returned to work last week when the union and De Beers arranged to reopen negotiations


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NNP De ) ( NNP Beers ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN offered ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ minimum ) ( NN wage ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( CD 18 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG demanding ) ( NP ( CD 26.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A De Beers spokesman said yesterday the company had offered to increase the minimum wage by 18 % while the union was demanding 26.6 %


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN Before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS parties ) ) ( VP ( VBD resumed ) ( NP ( NNS talks ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP De ) ( NNP Beers ) ) ( VP ( VBD offered ) ( NP ( CD 17 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( NP ( CD 37.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

Before the two parties resumed talks last week De Beers offered 17 % and the union wanted 37.6 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP China ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NP ( NNS People ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Daily ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP-CLR ( NN note ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG growing ) ( NN problem ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN computer ) ( NN fraud ) ) ) ) ) ) )

China 's People 's Daily took note of the growing problem of computer fraud


( S ( S ( S-TPC-3 ( SBAR-TMP ( IN Since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN fraud ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN discovered ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ( CD 1986 ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN office ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS People ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Shenzhen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( CD 15 ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS cases ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN found ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN paper ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJS biggest ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN theft ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 235,000 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bank ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Chengdu ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Since the first fraud was discovered in July 1986 at an office of the People 's Bank of China in Shenzhen 15 major cases have been found the paper said the biggest was the theft of 235,000 from a bank in Chengdu in March 1988


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN mushroomed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 10,000 ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN use ) ) ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( CD 30,000 ) ( JJ miniature ) ( NNS models ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The number of computers has mushroomed in recent years with 10,000 in use as well as 30,000 miniature models


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN security ) ( NNS systems ) ) ( NP ( JJ effective ) ( NN management ) ( NNS controls ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNS regulations ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB govern ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN use ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN kept ) ( NP ( NN pace ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS People ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Daily ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

But security systems effective management controls and regulations to govern their use have not kept pace the People 's Daily said


( S ( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP ( IN Besides ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS criminals ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB steal ) ( NP ( NNS secrets ) ( CC and ) ( NN intelligence ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN newspaper ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( JJR more ) ( NNS details ) ) ) ) )

Besides money criminals have also used computers to steal secrets and intelligence the newspaper said but it gave no more details


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Japanese ) ( NNS tourists ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN told ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NN care ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-4 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG photographing ) ( NP ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Japan ) ( NNP Association ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Travel ) ( NNPS Agents ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Japanese tourists will be told to take care when photographing earthquake damage in San Francisco the Japan Association of Travel Agents said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN association ) ) ( VP ( VBD issued ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN advisory ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 1,685 ) ( NN member ) ( NNS agencies ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN report ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Foreign ) ( NNP Ministry ) ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN picture-taking ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ Japanese ) ( NNS tourists ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ earthquake-stricken ) ( NNS areas ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG causing ) ( NP ( JJ ill ) ( NN feeling ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( JJ local ) ( NNS residents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The association issued an advisory to its 1,685 member agencies following a report from the Foreign Ministry that picture-taking by Japanese tourists in earthquake-stricken areas was causing ill feeling among local residents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Tass ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lenin ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN tomb ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Square ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN closed ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 10 ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Jan. ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ essential ) ( NN maintenance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tass said Lenin 's tomb in Red Square will be closed from Nov. 10 to Jan. 15 for essential maintenance


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ red ) ( NN granite ) ( NN mausoleum ) ) ( VP ( VBZ draws ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS thousands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS visitors ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB daily ) ) ) )

The red granite mausoleum draws thousands of visitors daily


( NP-HLN ( NP ( NNP WINSTON-SALEM ) ) ( NP ( NNP N.C. ) ) )

WINSTON-SALEM N.C.


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP First ) ( NNP Wachovia ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP John ) ( NNP F. ) ( NNP McNair ) ( NNP III ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB retire ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ regional ) ( NN banking ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Wachovia ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Wachovia ) ( NNP Bank ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Trust ) ( NNP Co. ) ( NNS subsidiaries ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 31 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

First Wachovia Corp. said John F. McNair III will retire as president and chief executive officer of this regional banking company 's Wachovia Corp. and Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. subsidiaries on Dec. 31


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP McNair ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 62 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN succeeded ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP L.M. ) ( NNP Bud ) ( NNP Baker ) ( NNP Jr. ) ) ( NP ( CD 47 ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN parent ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN chief ) ( NN credit ) ( NN officer ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN head ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN administration ) ( NN division ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. McNair 62 years old will be succeeded by L.M. Bud Baker Jr. 47 the parent 's chief credit officer and head of its administration division


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB relinquish ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ previous ) ( NNS positions ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN successor ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB yet ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker will relinquish his previous positions but a successor for him has n't been named yet


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Jan. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Thomas ) ( NNP A. ) ( NNP Bennett ) ) ( NP ( CD 52 ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN vice ) ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( VBG operating ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Wachovia ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Wachovia ) ( NNP Bank ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Trust ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG filling ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vacancy ) ) ( VP ( VBN left ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( VBN retired ) ) ( NNP Hans ) ( NNP W. ) ( NNP Wanders ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP April ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition on Jan. 1 Thomas A. Bennett 52 will become vice chairman and chief operating officer of Wachovia and Wachovia Bank & Trust filling a vacancy left by the retired Hans W. Wanders in April


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bennett ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN executive ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN charge ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP North ) ( NNP Carolina ) ( VBG banking ) ( NN operation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Bennett will continue as executive in charge of the North Carolina banking operation


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Messrs. ) ( NX ( NX ( NNP Baker ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NNP Bennett ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN elected ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS directors ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Wachovia ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Wachovia ) ( NNP Bank ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Trust ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG filling ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ vacant ) ( NNS seats ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NNS boards ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Messrs. Baker and Bennett have been elected directors of Wachovia and Wachovia Bank & Trust filling vacant seats on both boards


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP BSB ) ( NNP BANCORP ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Binghamton ) ) ( NP ( NNP N.Y. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ regular ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 50 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

BSB BANCORP Inc. Binghamton N.Y. said it increased its regular quarterly dividend 50 % to 15 cents a share from 10 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ payable ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 10 ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( VB stock ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN record ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 24 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is payable Dec. 10 to stock of record Nov. 24


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN move ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ bank-holding ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBN increased ) ( NN profitability ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The move was made because of the bank-holding company 's increased profitability officials said


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP BSB ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) )

In the third quarter BSB earned 2 million up from 1.8 million a year earlier


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ national ) ( NN over-the-counter ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP BSB ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 17.50 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( NP ( CD 12.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

In national over-the-counter trading yesterday BSB closed at 17.50 up 12.5 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP BSB ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) )

BSB has 3.1 million shares outstanding


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJR tougher ) ( JJ new ) ( NNS regulations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ savings-and-loan ) ( NN bailout ) ( NN law ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG accelerating ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN thrift ) ( NN industry ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG shrinking ) ( NN act ) ) ) ) )

The tougher new regulations under the savings-and-loan bailout law are accelerating the thrift industry 's shrinking act


( S ( S-PRP ( ADVP ( RB Largely ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB meet ) ( NP ( JJR tougher ) ( JJ new ) ( NN capital ) ( NNS requirements ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS thrifts ) ) ( VP ( VBD reduced ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( NP-EXT ( QP ( CD 13.4 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ mortgage-backed ) ( NNS securities ) ( CC and ) ( NNS loans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Largely to meet tougher new capital requirements thrifts reduced their assets 13.4 billion in August by selling such assets as mortgage-backed securities and loans


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Industry ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN as ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Aug. ) ( CD 31 ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.31 ) ( CD trillion ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS lowest ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Industry assets as of Aug. 31 were 1.31 trillion the lowest since August 1988


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS thrifts ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP sell ) ( NP ( NNS assets ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB improve ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN capital-to-asset ) ( NN ratio ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN required ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN law ) ) ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS liabilities ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS deposits ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As thrifts sell assets to improve their capital-to-asset ratio as required under the new law passed in August they must also reduce liabilities such as deposits


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN interest ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( VP ( VBD paid ) ( NP ( NNS depositors ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN lowered ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN thrift ) ( NNS withdrawals ) ) ( VP ( VBD exceeded ) ( NP ( NNS deposits ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.1 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP ( RB not ) ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( NN interest ) ) ( VP ( VBN credited ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS accounts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As interest rates paid depositors were lowered thrift withdrawals exceeded deposits by 5.1 billion not including interest credited to accounts


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( JJ consecutive ) ( NN month ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-2 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS thrifts ) ) ( VP ( VBP shed ) ( NP ( NNS assets ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN size ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN capital ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN relation ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS assets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Office ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Thrift ) ( NNP Supervision ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

It was the third consecutive month in which thrifts shed assets to increase the size of their capital in relation to their assets the Office of Thrift Supervision said


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN asset ) ( NN shrinkage ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB particularly ) ) ( VBN concentrated ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ several ) ( JJ large ) ( NNP California ) ( NNS institutions ) ) ) ) ) )

The asset shrinkage was particularly concentrated in several large California institutions


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( VBG downsizing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN thrift ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( ADVP ( RB well ) ) ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN way ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bert ) ( NNP Ely ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN industry ) ( NN consultant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Alexandria ) ) ( NP ( NNP Va ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The downsizing of the thrift industry is well under way said Bert Ely an industry consultant in Alexandria Va


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ suggests ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN bailout ) ( NN law ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ dramatic ) ) ( NN effect ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN anyone ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN imagined ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB so ) ( RB soon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This suggests the bailout law is having a more dramatic effect than anyone would have imagined so soon


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP Barth ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN economist ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Office ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Thrift ) ( NNP Supervision ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD attributed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN outflow ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ seasonal ) ( NNS factors ) ) ) ) )

James Barth an economist with the Office of Thrift Supervision also attributed some of the outflow to seasonal factors


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP August ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN month ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG paying ) ( NP ( NN school ) ( NN tuition ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

August is a month when people are paying school tuition he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( IN That ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN adjustment ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN law ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS biggest ) ( NNS factors ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) )

That and adjustment to the new law were the biggest factors in the industry


( S ( PP ( RB Not ) ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS thrifts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN government ) ( NN conservatorship ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP S&Ls ) ) ( VP ( VBD reduced ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 10.1 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ previous ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN deposit ) ( NNS outflows ) ) ( VP ( VBD totaled ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.9 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Not including thrifts under government conservatorship S&Ls reduced their assets by 10.1 billion from the previous month and deposit outflows totaled 3.9 billion


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 264 ) ( JJ insolvent ) ( NNS thrifts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( NN government ) ( NN management ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS assets ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.3 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS withdrawals ) ) ( VP ( VBD exceeded ) ( NP ( NNS deposits ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the 264 insolvent thrifts under government management at the end of August assets declined by 3.3 billion and withdrawals exceeded deposits by 1.2 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNS Thrifts ) ) ( VP ( VBD raised ) ( NP ( NN capital ) ) ( PP-MNR ( ADVP ( RB mostly ) ) ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS mortgages ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ mortgage-backed ) ( NNS securities ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN reduced ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.8 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ prior ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Thrifts raised capital mostly by selling mortgages and mortgage-backed securities which were reduced by 7.8 billion in August from the prior month


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN As ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Aug. ) ( CD 31 ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS thrifts ) ) ( VP ( VBD held ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 185 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ mortgage-backed ) ( NNS securities ) ) ) ) ) )

As of Aug. 31 thrifts held 185 billion in mortgage-backed securities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN deposit ) ( NNS numbers ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD marked ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN swing ) ) ( ADVP ( RB back ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ huge ) ( NNS outflows ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP July ) ( NN net ) ( NN deposit ) ( NN inflow ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 54 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( RB only ) ( JJ net ) ( NN inflow ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The deposit numbers for August marked a swing back to huge outflows after a July net deposit inflow of 54 million the only net inflow in more than a year


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Deposits ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exceed ) ( NP ( NNS withdrawals ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ foreseeable ) ( NN future ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ( VP ( VBZ continues ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB shrink ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Deposits are n't expected to exceed withdrawals in the foreseeable future as the industry continues to shrink


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN deposit ) ( NN shrinkage ) ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN unless ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ big ) ( NNS changes ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS rates ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Ely ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

I think we are going to see deposit shrinkage continue unless we see big changes in rates Mr. Ely said


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD eight ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS thrifts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS withdrawals ) ) ( VP ( VBD exceeded ) ( NP ( NNS deposits ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 44.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

For the first eight months of 1989 thrifts ' withdrawals exceeded deposits by 44.5 billion


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ prior ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS deposits ) ) ( VP ( VBD exceeded ) ( NP ( NNS withdrawals ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8.8 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

For the prior year deposits exceeded withdrawals by 8.8 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Garry ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD went ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB combat ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( VBN advanced ) ) ( NN chess ) ( NN computer ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD kicked ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB around ) ) ( PRN ( ADVP ( RB symbolically ) ) ( ADVP ( RB anyway ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN like ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ old ) ( NN tin ) ( NN can ) ) ) ) ) )

Garry Kasparov went to combat Sunday with the world 's most advanced chess computer and kicked it around symbolically anyway like an old tin can


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Playing ) ( NP ( JJ black ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ human ) ( NN champion ) ) ( VP ( VBD maneuvered ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Deep ) ( NNP Thought ) ) ( VP ( VBN known ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( VBG attacking ) ( NN prowess ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB totally ) ( JJ passive ) ) ( NN position ) ) ) ) )

Playing black in the first game the human champion maneuvered Deep Thought known for its attacking prowess into a totally passive position


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD unleashed ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ own ) ( JJ unstoppable ) ( NN attack ) ) ) )

Then he unleashed his own unstoppable attack


( S ( CC And ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN game ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBG advancing ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB ferociously ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ white ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD offered ) ( NP ( JJ feeble ) ( NN resistance ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD lost ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB even ) ( RBR faster ) ) ) ) )

And in the second game with Mr. Kasparov advancing ferociously as white D.T. offered feeble resistance and lost even faster


( S ( INTJ ( UH Well ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN mankind ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB rest ) ( ADVP-MNR ( JJR easier ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( ADVP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) )

Well mankind can rest easier for now


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB almost ) ( NN everybody ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG playing ) ( NN site ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG looking ) ( SBAR-CLR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ 26-year-old ) ( NNP Soviet ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB beat ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Pennsylvania-based ) ( NN computer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN machine ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB far ) ( JJR worse ) ) ( NN drubbing ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ) ( VP ( VBD expected ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Though almost everybody at the playing site had been looking for the 26-year-old Soviet to beat the Pennsylvania-based computer he gave the machine a far worse drubbing than many expected


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD strode ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG playing ) ( NN hall ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN outcome ) ) ) )

And when Mr. Kasparov strode into the playing hall he called the outcome


( S ( SBAR-MNR ( IN As ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Iron ) ( NNP Mike ) ) ( VP ( IN about ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB enter ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ring ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 98-pound ) ( NN weakling ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD declared ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB beat ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN computer ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( CD five ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As if he were Iron Mike about to enter the ring with a 98-pound weakling he declared I 'll be able to beat any computer for the next five years


( S-3 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( PRP$ His ) ( NN strategy ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ thorough ) ( NN study ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS dozens ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS games ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ notorious ) ( NNS whippings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS grandmasters ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bent ) ( NNP Larsen ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Denmark ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Byrne ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

His strategy against D.T. was based on a thorough study of dozens of its games he said including its notorious whippings of the grandmasters Bent Larsen of Denmark and Robert Byrne of the U.S.


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN underwhelmed ) ) ) )

Mr. Kasparov was underwhelmed


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN computer ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN mind ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB too ) ( JJ straight ) ) ( ADJP ( RB too ) ( JJ primitive ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG lacking ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN intuition ) ( CC and ) ( NN creativity ) ) ( VP ( VBN needed ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN top ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The computer 's mind is too straight too primitive lacking the intuition and creativity needed to reach the top he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN champion ) ) ( ADVP ( RB apparently ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN worried ) ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( DT all ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ strong ) ( NNS points ) ) ) ) ) )

The champion apparently was not worried at all about D.T. 's strong points


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ Its ) ( NN chief ) ( NN builder ) ) ( NP ( JJ Taiwan-born ) ( NNP Feng-hsiung ) ( NNP Hsu ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN nicknamed ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN brainchild ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NNP Weasel ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ tactical ) ( NN flair ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG wriggling ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ horrible ) ( NNS positions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Its chief builder Taiwan-born Feng-hsiung Hsu nicknamed his brainchild the Weasel for its tactical flair at wriggling out of horrible positions


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ prodigious ) ( CC and ) ( JJ flawless ) ( NN memory ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB utterly ) ( JJ fearless ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN distracted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ sexy ) ( JJ nude ) ( NNS sculptures ) ) ( VP ( VBN spread ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN playing ) ( NN hall ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Academy ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Art ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

D.T. also has a prodigious and flawless memory is utterly fearless and could n't be distracted by the sexy nude sculptures spread around the playing hall in the New York Academy of Art


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN fact ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VBD left ) ( NP ( NP ( NN home ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Carnegie ) ( NNP Mellon ) ( NNP University ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Pittsburgh ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBN communicated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ human ) ( NNS handlers ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN telephone ) ( NN link ) ) ) ) ) )

In fact D.T. never left home Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh but communicated with its human handlers by telephone link


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD conceded ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS odds ) ) ( VP ( VBD favored ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP put ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN hope ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( RB recently ) ( VBN enhanced ) ) ( NN capacity ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG examining ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS positions ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN up ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( DT a ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN per ) ( NP ( JJ second ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 720,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They conceded that the odds favored Mr. Kasparov but they put their hope in D.T. 's recently enhanced capacity for examining positions up to a million per second from 720,000


( S ( CC But ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS handlers ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB mistakenly ) ) ( VBD stuck ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN silicon ) ( NNS chips ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD needed ) ( NP ( NN kryptonite ) ) ) ) )

But the handlers mistakenly stuck with silicon chips they needed kryptonite


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBD became ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ apparent ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN game ) ( CD one ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Sicilian ) ( NNP Defense ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD proceeded ) ) ) ) ) )

This became apparent as game one a Sicilian Defense by Mr. Kasparov proceeded


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT No ) ( NN human ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB examine ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS millions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS moves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( ADJP ( RB ineffably ) ( JJ powerful ) ) ( NN brain ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB consistently ) ) ( VBD found ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ good ) ) ( NNS ones ) ) ) ) )

No human can examine millions of moves but Mr. Kasparov using his ineffably powerful brain consistently found very good ones


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN After ) ( NP ( NP ( CD eight ) ( NNS moves ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN side ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN board ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN game ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Nigel ) ( NNP Short ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Great ) ( NNP Britain ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fought ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN champion ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN draw ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1980 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

After eight moves by each side the board was the same as in a game in which Nigel Short of Great Britain fought the champion to a draw in 1980


( S ( CC But ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB play ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Short ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ ninth ) ( NN move ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ key ) ( NN pawn ) ( NN thrust ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN position ) ) ( VP ( VBD deteriorated ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB rapidly ) ) ) ) )

But the computer did n't play Mr. Short 's ninth move a key pawn thrust and its position deteriorated rapidly


( S ( S ( PP ( RB Instead ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG castling ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ standard ) ( NN measure ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB safeguard ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN king ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ second-rate ) ( NN rook ) ( NN maneuver ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN move ) ( CD 13 ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD put ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN knight ) ) ( ADVP-PUT ( NN offside ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN move ) ( CD 16 ) ) ) ) ) )

Instead of castling a standard measure to safeguard the king D.T. made a second-rate rook maneuver at move 13 then it put a knight offside on move 16


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB Only ) ( CD two ) ) ( NNS classes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS minds ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB think ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ) ) ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ weak ) ) ( JJ human ) ( NNS players ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Edmar ) ( NNP Mednis ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ expert ) ( NN commentator ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN match ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-4 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN attended ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNS hundreds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN chess ) ( NNS fans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Only two classes of minds would think of this very weak human players and computers said Edmar Mednis the expert commentator for the match which was attended by hundreds of chess fans


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN By ) ( NP ( NN move ) ( CD 21 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN fallen ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ deep ) ( JJ positional ) ( NN trap ) ) ) ) ) )

By move 21 D.T. had fallen into a deep positional trap


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD allowed ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exchange ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ dark-squared ) ( NN bishop ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS knights ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It allowed Mr. Kasparov to exchange his dark-squared bishop for one of D.T. 's knights


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Bishops ) ) ( ADVP ( RB usually ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ worth ) ( NP ( NP ( RB slightly ) ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NNS knights ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN case ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN left ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ dangerous ) ) ( NN knight ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG surviving ) ( NN bishop ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN reduced ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN passivity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bishops usually are worth slightly more than knights but in this case Mr. Kasparov was left with a very dangerous knight and D.T. 's surviving bishop was reduced to passivity


( S ( ADVP ( RB Indeed ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD looked ) ( PP ( ADVP ( JJR more ) ) ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pawn ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tall ) ( NN pawn ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS spectators ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB snidely ) ) ( VBP put ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Indeed it looked more like a pawn a tall pawn as spectators snidely put it


( S ( ADVP ( RB Consistently ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ over-optimistic ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS chances ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB continually ) ) ( VP ( VBD sized ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ numerical ) ( NN form ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Consistently D.T. was over-optimistic about its chances which it continually sized up in numerical form


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS most ) ( NNS spectators ) ) ( VP ( VBD thought ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN position ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hopeless ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBD thought ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN effect ) ) ) ( ADVP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN one-half ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pawn ) ) ) ) ( IN down ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When most spectators thought its position hopeless the computer thought it was only in effect one-half of a pawn down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Such ) ( NNS evaluations ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD met ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN derision ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD kept ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( NN machine ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG resigning ) ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB soon ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS humans ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG prompting ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN derision ) ) ) ) ) )

Such evaluations met with derision and kept the machine from resigning as soon as humans would have prompting more derision


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN While ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VBD shuffled ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN king ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB back ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB forth ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ defensive ) ( NN crouch ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD maneuvered ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN knight ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dominant ) ( NN outpost ) ) ) ) )

While D.T. shuffled its king back and forth in a defensive crouch Mr. Kasparov maneuvered the knight to a dominant outpost


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD launched ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN kingside ) ( NN storm ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG sacrificing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pawn ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB denude ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN king ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He also launched a kingside storm sacrificing a pawn to denude D.T. 's king


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT No ) ( NN amount ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBG weasling ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN saved ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN game ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP D.T ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No amount of weasling could have saved this game for D.T


( S ( S-ADV ( ADVP-PRD ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN piece ) ) ( IN down ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBD resigned ) ) )

A piece down the computer resigned


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN crowd ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN analysis ) ( NN room ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG smelling ) ( NP ( JJ figurative ) ( NN blood ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ only ) ( NN question ) ) ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( SBAR-PRD ( WHADVP ( WRB how ) ( JJ fast ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB win ) ( NP ( NN game ) ( CD two ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Now with the crowd in the analysis room smelling figurative blood the only question seemed to be how fast Mr. Kasparov could win game two


( S ( PP ( IN With ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN advantage ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG playing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ white ) ) ( PRN ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ moves ) ( ADVP-TMP ( JJ first ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD followed ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB cleverly ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN defense ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Queen ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Gambit ) ( NNP Accepted ) ) ) ) ) )

With the advantage of playing white which moves first Mr. Kasparov followed up cleverly against the computer 's defense a Queen 's Gambit Accepted


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB As ) ( RB early ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NN move ) ( CD six ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD deviated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ well-known ) ( NN sequence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS moves ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VP ( VBG developing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN knight ) ) ) ( CONJP ( RB instead ) ( IN of ) ) ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ standard ) ( NN bishop ) ( NN attack ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBN advanced ) ( NN knight ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As early as move six Mr. Kasparov deviated from a well-known sequence of moves developing a knight instead of making a standard bishop attack against the computer 's advanced knight


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBD left ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR broader ) ( NN range ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ plausible ) ( NNS replies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB immediately ) ) ( VP ( VBD blundered ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG moving ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN queenside ) ( NN pawn ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN neglect ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN kingside ) ( NN development ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This left the computer with a broader range of plausible replies and it immediately blundered by moving a queenside pawn to the neglect of kingside development


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN position ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opening ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( JJ serious ) ( NNS problems ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB later ) ) ) )

In a new position just after the opening a computer will have serious problems Mr. Kasparov said later


( S-1 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS positions ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD explained ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB create ) ( NP ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ new ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB right ) ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In such positions he explained you have to create something new and the computer is n't able to do that right now


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN After ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD 11 ) ) ( NNS moves ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN side ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN position ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ shaky ) ) ) )

After only 11 moves for each side the computer 's position was shaky


( S ( ADVP-MNR ( RB Greedily ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD grabbed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pawn ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG facing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ brutal ) ( NN attack ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Greedily it grabbed a pawn at the cost of facing a brutal attack


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT a ) ( JJ defensive ) ( NN move ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP D.T. ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD passed ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ obvious ) ( NN pawn ) ( NN move ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB instead ) ) ( VBN exposed ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN queen ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ immediate ) ( JJ tactical ) ( NNS threats ) ) ) ) ) )

And when a defensive move was called for D.T. passed up an obvious pawn move and instead exposed its queen to immediate tactical threats


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( VP ( VBD remarked ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB later ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB even ) ( DT a ) ( JJ weak ) ( NN club ) ( NN player ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN avoided ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN queen ) ( NN move ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Kasparov remarked later that even a weak club player would have avoided the queen move


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( DT a ) ( NN dozen ) ) ( NNS moves ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS spectators ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG looking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN mating ) ( NN combination ) ) ) ) ) )

Now after only a dozen moves spectators were looking for a mating combination


( S ( S ( PP-LOC ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN demonstration ) ( NN board ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN emcee ) ( NNP Shelby ) ( NNP Lyman ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ quick ) ( NN kill ) ) ( VP ( VBN initiated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( NN knight ) ( NN sacrifice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT no ) ( NN spectator ) ) ( VP ( VBD refuted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN line ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN play ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On a demonstration board emcee Shelby Lyman showed a quick kill initiated by a knight sacrifice no spectator refuted this line of play


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN continuation ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD-1 ( JJR slower ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( PRN ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRD=1 ( RB just ) ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ deadly ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Kasparov 's continuation was slower but in the end just as deadly


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD won ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN queen ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJ minor ) ( NNS pieces ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS pawns ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( RB not ) ( RB enough ) ( NN compensation ) ) ( PRN ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN position ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( NP ( JJ much ) ( NN hope ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He won D.T. 's queen for two minor pieces and two pawns not enough compensation in this position to give the computer much hope


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ hopeless ) ( NN position ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD resigned ) ) ( CONJP ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ 37th ) ( NN move ) ) ) ) )

In a hopeless position the computer resigned rather than make its 37th move


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kasparov ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS cheers ) ( CC and ) ( NN applause ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD marched ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN analysis ) ( NN room ) ) ) ) )

And Mr. Kasparov to cheers and applause marched back into the analysis room


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NNS games ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( RB exactly ) ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

In both games I got exactly what I wanted he said


( S-2 ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN demonstrated ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN chess ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( JJ sheer ) ( NN calculation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

What he had demonstrated he added is that there 's more to chess than sheer calculation


( S ( ADJP ( JJ Undeterred ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP D.T. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS handlers ) ) ( VP ( VBD vowed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB press ) ( ADVP ( IN on ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Undeterred D.T. 's handlers vowed to press on


( S ( ADVP ( RB Indeed ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD three ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG building ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN successor ) ( NN machine ) ) ( PP-BNF ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP International ) ( NNP Business ) ( NNPS Machines ) ( NNP Corp ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Indeed three of them will be building a successor machine for International Business Machines Corp


( SINV ( VBZ Promises ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Feng-hsiung ) ( NNP Hsu ) ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB mount ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR better ) ( NN challenge ) ) ) ) ) )

Promises Feng-hsiung Hsu In three years we 'll mount a better challenge


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Tannenbaum ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reporter ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Journal ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NN bureau ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Tannenbaum is a reporter in the Journal 's New York bureau


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB previously ) ( VBN announced ) ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Mogul ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN bought ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB approximately ) ( CD 565,000 ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ common ) ( NN stock ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Nortek ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 23.50 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As part of a previously announced transaction Federal Mogul Corp. has bought approximately 565,000 shares of its common stock from Nortek Inc. at 23.50 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Nortek ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( RB not ) ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB acquire ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NNS securities ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Federal-Mogul ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( RB not ) ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB influence ) ( NP ( NN company ) ( NNS affairs ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Nortek has agreed not to acquire any securities of Federal-Mogul for 10 years and not to influence company affairs during that period