( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ initial ) ( NN surge ) ) ( VP ( VBN triggered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN blitz ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBD expected ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN pricing ) ( NN program ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN effect ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He added that after an initial surge triggered by an advertising blitz in March Sears expected that the pricing program would n't have any effect on revenue


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG counting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN growth ) ) ( VP ( VBG coming ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ large ) ( NNS displays ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ brand-name ) ( NN merchandise ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG adding ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS stores ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( CD two ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ calls ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NN power ) ( NNS formats ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sears has been counting on growth coming from the large displays of brand-name merchandise it is adding to its stores over the next two years in what it calls power formats


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ faces ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( RB especially ) ( JJ daunting ) ( NN challenge ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN eve ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Christmas ) ( NN shopping ) ( NN season ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But analysts say Sears faces an especially daunting challenge on the eve of the Christmas shopping season


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ everyday ) ( NN pricing ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NN environment ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB work ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Walter ) ( NNP Loeb ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Morgan ) ( NNP Stanley ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG pointing ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ soft ) ( NNS durable-goods ) ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) ) )

I believe everyday pricing in the current environment does n't work says Walter Loeb of Morgan Stanley & Co. pointing to soft durable-goods sales


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unsuccessful ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ continues ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN pricing ) ( NN policy ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN everyone ) ( RB else ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG offering ) ( NP ( JJ unusual ) ( NNS values ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sears is likely to be unsuccessful if it continues with its pricing policy when everyone else is offering unusual values


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( NNS amounts ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN admission ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN transition ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ( ADVP-MNR ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB smoothly ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN hoped ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ giant ) ( NN retailer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NNS ways ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB drum ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NN business ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG appearing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB abandon ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ seven-month-old ) ( NN strategy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In what amounts to an admission that the transition has n't gone as smoothly as Sears had hoped the giant retailer is now trying new ways to drum up business without appearing to abandon its seven-month-old strategy


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG highlighting ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( JJ special ) ( NNS deals ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN advertising ) ( CC and ) ( NNS stores ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG offering ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB defer ) ( NP ( NP ( NN finance ) ( NNS charges ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( JJ big-ticket ) ( NNS items ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company is highlighting more special deals in its advertising and stores and it 's offering to defer finance charges on certain big-ticket items


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG stepping ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN television ) ( NNS ads ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG changing ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN message ) ) ) ) ) )

Sears is also stepping up its television ads and changing its message


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN TV ) ( NN ad ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN instance ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN woman ) ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Sunday ) ( NN newspaper ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ brands ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NN hype ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS claims ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS stores ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG offering ) ( NP ( NNS goods ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( ADVP ( NP ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 60 ) ( NN % ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD 70 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( RB off ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a new TV ad for instance a woman going through the Sunday newspaper brands as hype claims by other stores that they are offering goods for 50 % 60 % and 70 % off


( S-1 ( PP-MNR ( IN By ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG lowering ) ( NP ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN throughout ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS stores ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ right ) ( NN idea ) ) ) )

By lowering prices throughout its stores she says Sears has the right idea


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN ad ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ mentions ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN topic ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN retailer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN avoided ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG switching ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ everyday ) ( NN pricing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the ad also mentions Sears 's sales a topic that the retailer has avoided since switching to everyday pricing


( S-2 ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ special ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN woman ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ad ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ declares ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB miss ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When Sears has a sale at a special price the woman in the ad declares it 's something you do n't want to miss


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Recent ) ( NNS surveys ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Leo ) ( NNP J. ) ( NNP Shapiro ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Associates ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN market ) ( NN research ) ( NN firm ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Chicago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP suggest ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tough ) ( NN time ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( VBG attracting ) ( NP ( NNS shoppers ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB yet ) ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ( NP ( NN enough ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB improve ) ( NP ( NP ( NN service ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN selection ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN merchandise ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Recent surveys by Leo J. Shapiro & Associates a market research firm in Chicago suggest that Sears is having a tough time attracting shoppers because it has n't yet done enough to improve service or its selection of merchandise


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RBR more ) ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB shop ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 37 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 66 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP March ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBD blanketed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS airwaves ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS ads ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ new ) ( NN pricing ) ( NN strategy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The number of people who said they were more likely to shop at Sears fell in September to 37 % from 66 % in March when Sears blanketed the airwaves with ads about its new pricing strategy


( S ( ADVP ( RB Moreover ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB spontaneously ) ) ( VBD cited ) ( NP ( JJR lower ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN reason ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN interest ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 16 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 33 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Moreover the number of people who spontaneously cited lower prices as the reason for their interest in Sears declined to 16 % in September from 33 % in March


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB Just ) ( CD 5 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS respondents ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD mentioned ) ( NP ( NNS brands ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( ADVP-1 ( RB up ) ( RB slightly ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Just 5 % of the respondents mentioned brands in September up slightly from 2 % in March


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB Only ) ( CD 2 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS people ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD cited ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ friendly ) ( NNS personnel ) ) ) )

Only 2 % of the people in September cited Sears 's friendly personnel


( SINV ( S-TPC ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN power ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN price ) ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN appeal ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ considerable ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG driving ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ( CC and ) ( NNP April ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN diminished ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP George ) ( NNP Rosenbaum ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Shapiro ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Associates ) ) ) ) ) )

The power of price as an appeal which was very considerable in driving traffic in March and April has diminished says George Rosenbaum president of Shapiro & Associates


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN improvement ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS areas ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ small ) ( CC and ) ( JJ slow ) ) ( NN process ) ) ) ) )

You see some improvement in these other areas but it 's a very small and slow process


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN total ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 4.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 13.18 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 12.57 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the third quarter Sears said its total revenue rose 4.8 % to 13.18 billion from 12.57 billion a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN merchandise ) ( NN group ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ international ) ( CC and ) ( NN credit ) ( NN card ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNS stores ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 25 ) ( NN % ) ) ) )

Net income at Sears 's merchandise group which includes international and credit card operations as well as U.S. stores fell 25 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Profit ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Allstate ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 38 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 126.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD inflicted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS greatest ) ( JJ single ) ( NN storm ) ( NN damage ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN history ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Profit at Sears 's Allstate insurance unit fell 38 % to 126.1 million because of Hurricane Hugo which inflicted the greatest single storm damage loss in the company 's history


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS claims ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN storm ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN expected ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD reduced ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NN net ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 80 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 23 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sears said claims from the storm as expected reduced its third-quarter net by 80 million or 23 cents a share


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Allstate ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB absorb ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( JJ big ) ( NN hit ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS claims ) ) ( VP ( VBP pour ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB in ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Allstate is expected to absorb another big hit in the fourth quarter as claims pour in from the San Francisco earthquake


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ big ) ) ( DT a ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Allstate ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But a spokesman said the quake wo n't have as big a financial impact on Allstate as Hurricane Hugo did


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Dean ) ( NNP Witter ) ( NNP Financials ) ( NNP Services ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB meanwhile ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( QP ( RB nearly ) ( CD 32 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 35.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG reflecting ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS improvements ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ basic ) ( NN stock ) ( NN brokerage ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Discover ) ( NN credit ) ( NN card ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Net income at Sears 's Dean Witter Financials Services group meanwhile rose nearly 32 % to 35.7 million reflecting improvements in its basic stock brokerage and Discover credit card businesses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Profit ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sears ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Coldwell ) ( NNP Banker ) ( NNP Real ) ( NNP Estate ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB nearly ) ) ( VBD quadrupled ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 81.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS gains ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN property ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Profit at Sears 's Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group nearly quadrupled to 81.2 million because of gains on sales of property


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sears ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 40.50 ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 87.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday Sears shares closed at 40.50 up 87.5 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP USX ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD delayed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ proposed ) ( JJ initial ) ( JJ public ) ( NN offering ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ common ) ( NN stock ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP RMI ) ( NNP Titanium ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NNS conditions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

USX Corp. said it delayed the proposed initial public offering of common stock of RMI Titanium Co. because of market conditions


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP RMI ) ( NNP Titanium ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB jointly ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP USX ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Quantum ) ( NNP Chemical ) ( NNP Corp ) ) ) ) ) ) )

RMI Titanium is owned jointly by USX and Quantum Chemical Corp


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP USX ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN date ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN offering ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB disclose ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN timetable ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN offering ) ) ) ) ) ) )

USX which had n't set a date for the offering did n't disclose any timetable for the offering


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP General ) ( NNP Electric ) ( NNP Co. ) ( NNS executives ) ( CC and ) ( NNS lawyers ) ) ( VP ( VBD provided ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ misleading ) ( CC and ) ( JJ false ) ) ( NN information ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN effort ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cover ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( JJ longstanding ) ( JJ fraudulent ) ( NN billing ) ( NNS practices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ federal ) ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBN alleged ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ legal ) ( NNS briefs ) ) ) ) )

General Electric Co. executives and lawyers provided misleading and false information to the Pentagon in 1985 in an effort to cover up longstanding fraudulent billing practices federal prosecutors alleged in legal briefs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ startling ) ( NNS allegations ) ) ( VP ( VBN filed ) ( PP-TMP ( NP ( JJ only ) ( NNS days ) ) ( IN before ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ scheduled ) ( NN start ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ criminal ) ( NN overcharge ) ( NN trial ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP GE ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Philadelphia ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN district ) ( NN court ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP challenge ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS motives ) ( CC and ) ( NN veracity ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ third-largest ) ( NN defense ) ( NN contractor ) ) ) ) ) )

The government 's startling allegations filed only days before the scheduled start of a criminal overcharge trial against GE in Philadelphia federal district court challenge the motives and veracity of the nation 's third-largest defense contractor


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB strongly ) ( VBN worded ) ) ( NN response ) ) ( VP ( VBG summarizing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN filing ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN court ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP GE ) ) ( VP ( VBD asserted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN misstated ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN testimony ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS witnesses ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN distorted ) ( NP ( NNS documents ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN ignored ) ( NP ( JJ important ) ( NNS facts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a strongly worded response summarizing a filing made in the same court yesterday GE asserted that prosecutors have misstated the testimony of witnesses distorted documents and ignored important facts


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD attacked ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS allegations ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ reckless ) ( CC and ) ( JJ baseless ) ) ( NN mudslinging ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN management ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB promptly ) ( CC and ) ( RB accurately ) ) ( VBD reported ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( JJ relevant ) ( NN information ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN billing ) ( NNS practices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company attacked the government 's allegations as reckless and baseless mudslinging and said its management promptly and accurately reported to the Pentagon all relevant information about billing practices


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN case ) ) ( VP ( VBZ strikes ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ corporate ) ( NN image ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP GE ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ provides ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ military ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NN jet ) ( NNS engines ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ electronic ) ( NN warfare ) ( NN equipment ) ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB highly ) ( JJ classified ) ) ( NN design ) ( NN work ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Strategic ) ( NNP Defense ) ( NNP Initiative ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB cause ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ future ) ( NN defense ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Pentagon ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Justice ) ( NNP Department ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBP take ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tough ) ( NN stance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The case strikes at the corporate image of GE which provides the military with everything from jet engines and electronic warfare equipment to highly classified design work on the Strategic Defense Initiative and could cause a loss of future defense contracts if Pentagon and Justice Department officials take a tough stance


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN considered ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN industry ) ( NN leader ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG advocating ) ( NP ( NP ( NN cooperation ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ voluntary ) ( NNS disclosures ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ improper ) ( CC or ) ( JJ inflated ) ) ( NN billing ) ( NNS practices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company has been considered an industry leader in advocating cooperation and voluntary disclosures of improper or inflated billing practices


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ claims ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN group ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN company ) ( NNS managers ) ( CC and ) ( NNS lawyers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD engaged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ elaborate ) ( NN strategy ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB obscure ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS authorities ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN extent ) ( CC and ) ( NNS details ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ widespread ) ( JJ fraudulent ) ( NN billing ) ( NNS practices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the government now claims that a group of company managers and lawyers engaged in an elaborate strategy over five years to obscure from federal authorities the extent and details of widespread fraudulent billing practices


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN uncovered ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN series ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ internal ) ( NNS investigations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Space ) ( NNP Systems ) ( NN division ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN focus ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJ separate ) ( NN overcharge ) ( NNS prosecutions ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The problems were uncovered during a series of internal investigations of the company 's Space Systems division which has been the focus of two separate overcharge prosecutions by the government since 1985


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN dispute ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stems ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ pretrial ) ( NN maneuvering ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG pending ) ( NN court ) ( NN case ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG demanding ) ( NP ( NP ( NN access ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN host ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ internal ) ( NN company ) ( NNS memos ) ( NNS reports ) ( CC and ) ( NNS documents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The dispute stems from pretrial maneuvering in the pending court case in which prosecutors have been demanding access to a host of internal company memos reports and documents


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NNP November ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( JJ grand ) ( NN jury ) ) ( VP ( VBD indicted ) ( NP ( NNP GE ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS charges ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN fraud ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ false ) ( NNS claims ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN connection ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ alleged ) ( NN scheme ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB defraud ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Army ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 21 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNS logistics ) ( NN computer ) ( NN contract ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last November a federal grand jury indicted GE on charges of fraud and false claims in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the Army of 21 million on a logistics computer contract


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN part ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ maintains ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ many ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ disputed ) ( NNS documents ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ privileged ) ( JJ attorney-client ) ( NNS communications ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD should ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN turned ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company for its part maintains that many of the disputed documents are privileged attorney-client communications that should n't be turned over to prosecutors


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN hearing ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( PP-2 ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN issue ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) ) )

A hearing is scheduled on the issue today


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ 136-page ) ( NN filing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ covers ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS events ) ) ( VP ( VBG leading ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB up ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NN case ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJR earlier ) ( NN indictment ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP March ) ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP GE ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN accused ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG defrauding ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB illegally ) ) ( VBG claiming ) ( NP ( NN cost ) ( NNS overruns ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Minuteman ) ( NN missile ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The government 's 136-page filing covers events leading up to the current case and an earlier indictment in March 1985 when GE was accused of defrauding the Pentagon by illegally claiming cost overruns on Minuteman missile contracts


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP GE ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD pleaded ) ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ guilty ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD paid ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fine ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Minuteman ) ( NN case ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD involved ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NNS individuals ) ( CC and ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN center ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dispute ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Philadelphia ) ( NN court ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

GE pleaded guilty and paid a fine of more than 1 million in the Minuteman case which involved some of the same individuals and operations that are at the center of the dispute in the Philadelphia court


( S ( SBAR-PRP ( IN In ) ( NN order ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB show ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN corrected ) ( NP ( NN billing ) ( NNS problems ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB therefore ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN eligible ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( PP-2 ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBP contend ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ high-level ) ( NNP GE ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN company ) ( NNS lawyers ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD provided ) ( NP ( JJ misleading ) ( NNS statements ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ then-Air ) ( NNP Force ) ( NNP Secretary ) ( NNP Verne ) ( NNP Orr ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ( NNS officials ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN series ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS meetings ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In order to show that all of its units had corrected billing problems and therefore should become eligible again for new contracts prosecutors contend that high-level GE executives and company lawyers provided misleading statements to then-Air Force Secretary Verne Orr and other Pentagon officials during a series of meetings in 1985


( S ( ADVP ( RB Overall ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBZ contends ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP GE ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN disclosure ) ( NNS efforts ) ) ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN intended ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB curry ) ( NP-CLR ( NN favor ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Pentagon ) ( NNS officials ) ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG detailing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN extent ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NX ( NX ( NN management ) ( NNS lapses ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( ADJP ( RB allegedly ) ( JJ pervasive ) ) ( NN billing ) ( NNS irregularities ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN uncovered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN company ) ( NNS investigations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Overall the government contends that GE 's disclosure efforts largely were intended to curry favor with Pentagon officials without detailing the extent of the management lapses and allegedly pervasive billing irregularities uncovered by company investigations


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBP depict ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN company ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB allegedly ) ) ( VP ( VBD sat ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ damaging ) ( NN evidence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS overcharges ) ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 1983 ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS warnings ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ internal ) ( NN auditor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Prosecutors depict a company that allegedly sat on damaging evidence of overcharges from 1983 to 1985 despite warnings from an internal auditor


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP GE ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB finally ) ) ( VP ( VBD disclosed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS problems ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBP contend ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Orr ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB erroneously ) ) ( VBN informed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT the ) ( PRN ( JJ suspected ) ) ( NNS practices ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB only ) ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN discovered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP GE ) ( NN management ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When GE finally disclosed the problems prosecutors contend that Mr. Orr was erroneously informed that the suspected practices had only just been discovered by GE management


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN brief ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD asserted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ needs ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ internal ) ( NNP GE ) ( NNS documents ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rebut ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ anticipated ) ( NNS efforts ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP GE ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN trial ) ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB demonstrate ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ good ) ( JJ corporate ) ( NN character ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In its brief the government asserted that it needs the internal GE documents to rebut anticipated efforts by GE during the trial to demonstrate its good corporate character


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP GE ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ surprised ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last-minute ) ( NN subpoena ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 100 ) ) ( NX ( NX ( NNS boxes ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NN file ) ( NNS cabinets ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS documents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD countered ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ senior ) ( NNP GE ) ( NNS managers ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB find ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( JJ questionable ) ( NN billing ) ( NNS practices ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN until ) ( NP ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN information ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Orr ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ first ) ( NN meeting ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN company ) ( NNS representatives ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

GE which was surprised by the last-minute subpoena for more than 100 boxes and file cabinets of documents countered that senior GE managers did n't find out about questionable billing practices until 1985 and that the information was passed on quickly to Mr. Orr at his first meeting with company representatives


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJ Subsequent ) ( NNS meetings ) ) ( VP ( VBN initiated ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NN briefly ) ) ( VP ( VBN suspended ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN held ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB familiarize ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Orr ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ self-policing ) ( NNS procedures ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB disclose ) ( NP ( JJ additional ) ( NN information ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP GE ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Subsequent meetings initiated after the company and two of its units were briefly suspended from federal contracts were held to familiarize Mr. Orr with the company 's self-policing procedures and to disclose additional information according to GE


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP GE ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN filing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ contends ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN billing ) ( NNS practices ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN heart ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NN controversy ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD involved ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ technical ) ( NNS disputes ) ) ( PP ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ( NP ( JJ criminal ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

GE 's filing contends that the billing practices at the heart of the current controversy involved technical disputes rather than criminal activity


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN conduct ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB not ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN question ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ wrongful ) ( JJ corporate ) ( NN intent ) ( NN ratification ) ( CC or ) ( NN cover-up ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP GE ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN brief ) ) ( VP ( VBZ asserts ) ) )

The company 's conduct does not even raise a question of wrongful corporate intent ratification or cover-up GE 's brief asserts


( S ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN contrary ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ shows ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN corporation ) ) ( VP ( VBG reacting ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB swiftly ) ( CC and ) ( RB aggressively ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( RB very ) ( JJ difficult ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( RB largely ) ( JJ uncharted ) ( NNS waters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On the contrary it shows a corporation reacting swiftly and aggressively to very difficult issues in largely uncharted waters


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Orr ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN comment ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Orr could n't be reached for comment yesterday


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mexico ) ) ( VP ( VBD exported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN average ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1,296,800 ) ( NNS barrels ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN crude ) ( NN oil ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN average ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 15.31 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN barrel ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ first ) ( CD eight ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN total ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 4.82 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Petroleos ) ( NNP Mexicanos ) ( NNP S.A. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Mexico exported an average of 1,296,800 barrels of crude oil a day at an average of 15.31 a barrel during 1989 's first eight months for a total of 4.82 billion Petroleos Mexicanos S.A. said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN state ) ( NN petroleum ) ( NN monopoly ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP ( NP-ADV ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( NP ( QP ( CD 262.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( SBAR-NOM ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB originally ) ) ( VP ( VBN projected ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN average ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 10 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN barrel ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN export ) ( NN platform ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1,250,000 ) ( NNS barrels ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The state petroleum monopoly said sales in the period gained 15 % and 262.4 million more than originally projected at an average of 10 a barrel on an export platform of 1,250,000 barrels a day


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ Polish ) ( NN rat ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB eat ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB well ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN winter ) ) ) ) )

The Polish rat will eat well this winter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Tons ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB delectably ) ( VBG rotting ) ) ( NNS potatoes ) ( NN barley ) ( CC and ) ( NN wheat ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB fill ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ damp ) ( NNS barns ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN land ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS thousands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS farmers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP turn ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS buyers ) ) ( PRT ( RP away ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tons of delectably rotting potatoes barley and wheat will fill damp barns across the land as thousands of farmers turn the state 's buyers away


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PDT Many ) ( DT a ) ( NN piglet ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN born ) ( PP-PRP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PDT many ) ( DT a ) ( NN ham ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VB hang ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN butcher ) ( NN shop ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many a piglet wo n't be born as a result and many a ham will never hang in a butcher shop


( S ( CC But ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( NN inflation ) ) ( VP ( VBG raging ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN grain ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN barn ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR safer ) ( NN bet ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ private ) ( NN farmer ) ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bank ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But with inflation raging grain in the barn will still be a safer bet for the private farmer than money in the bank


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Once ) ( RB again ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ indomitable ) ( NN peasant ) ) ( VP ( VBZ holds ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN future ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS hands ) ) ) ) )

Once again the indomitable peasant holds Poland 's future in his hands


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN Until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN labor ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB produce ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( ADJP ( VBG dying ) ( CC and ) ( JJ distorted ) ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( RB even ) ( NP ( NNP Solidarity ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ sympathetic ) ( JJ new ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB win ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ) ) )

Until his labor can produce a profit in this dying and distorted system even Solidarity 's sympathetic new government wo n't win him over


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ coming ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN emergency ) ( NN food ) ( NN aid ) ) ( VP ( VBG moving ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RP in ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP West ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD one ) ( NN buffer ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ meat-hungry ) ( NN public ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( JJ political ) ( NN calamity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In coming months emergency food aid moving in from the West will be the one buffer between a meat-hungry public and a new political calamity


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Factory ) ( NNS workers ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN strike ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD knocked ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ Communist ) ( NNS bosses ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN off ) ( NP ( NN balance ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ( S-CLF ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NNS farmers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD brought ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Factory workers on strike knocked Poland 's Communist bosses off balance last year this year it was the farmers who brought them down


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBD held ) ( PP-CLR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( NN meat ) ( NN milk ) ( CC and ) ( NN grain ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG waiting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP July ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ usual ) ( JJ state-directed ) ( NN price ) ( NNS rises ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In June farmers held onto meat milk and grain waiting for July 's usual state-directed price rises


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ( VP ( VBD froze ) ( NP ( NNS prices ) ) ( ADVP ( RB instead ) ) ) )

The Communists froze prices instead


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBD ran ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN boycott ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN meat ) ) ( VP ( VBD disappeared ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS shops ) ) ) ) ) )

The farmers ran a boycott and meat disappeared from the shops


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Aug. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( VBD tore ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS controls ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN food ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBD leaped ) ) ) )

On Aug. 1 the state tore up its controls and food prices leaped


( S ( PP ( IN Without ) ( NP ( NN buffer ) ( NNS stocks ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN inflation ) ) ( VP ( VBD exploded ) ) )

Without buffer stocks inflation exploded


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( SBAR-TMP-PRD ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ tame ) ( JJ old ) ( NP ( NNP Peasants ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNP Party ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ desperate ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB live ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN crisis ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD broke ) ( NP-CLR ( NNS ranks ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD joined ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP East ) ( NNP Bloc ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ first ) ( JJ liberated ) ( NN government ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That was when the tame old Peasants ' Party desperate to live through the crisis broke ranks with the Communists and joined with Solidarity in the East Bloc 's first liberated government


( S ( CC But ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( NN office ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ) ) )

But by the time Solidarity took office in September the damage was done


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Shortageflation ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS economists ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB call ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hyper ) ) ) ) )

Shortageflation as economists have come to call it had gone hyper


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG raising ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pig ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD kept ) ( S ( VP ( VBG bounding ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB ahead ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN return ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( NP ( CD one ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The cost of raising a pig kept bounding ahead of the return for selling one


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBD stayed ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ angry ) ) ) )

The farmers stayed angry


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ) )

They still are


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( NN dawn ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ cool ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS hundreds ) ) ( VP ( VBP travel ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ private ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Radzymin ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN town ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB not ) ( RB far ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Warsaw ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG hauling ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS pigs ) ) ( NP ( NNS cattle ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sacks ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN feed ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ official ) ( NNS buyers ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB induce ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP them ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At dawn on a cool day hundreds travel to the private market in Radzymin a town not far from Warsaw hauling pigs cattle and sacks of feed that the state 's official buyers ca n't induce them to sell


( S ( ADVP-LOC ( RB Here ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG searching ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR higher ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) )

Here they are searching for a higher price


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN crush ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS trucks ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN horse ) ( NNS carts ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ trodden ) ( NN field ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Andrzej ) ( NNP Latowski ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wrestles ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG screeching ) ( JJ overweight ) ( NN hog ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN trunk ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ private ) ( NN butcher ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ Polish ) ( NNP Fiat ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a crush of trucks and horse carts on the trodden field Andrzej Latowski wrestles a screeching overweight hog into the trunk of a private butcher 's Polish Fiat


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( PP ( IN Of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR better ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( ADJP-MNR ( JJ private ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN butcher ) ) ( VP ( VBZ trundles ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB away ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Of course it 's better to sell private he says as the butcher trundles away


( SBARQ ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB Why ) ) ( SQ ( MD should ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN anybody ) ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Why should anybody want to sell to them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ young ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS hogs ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sells ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The young farmer makes money on the few hogs he sells here


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( ADVP ( RB long ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ old ) ( NN state ) ( NNS sources ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN rye ) ( CC and ) ( NNS potatoes ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG drying ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He wo n't for long because his old state sources of rye and potatoes are drying up


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NN feed ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

There 's no feed he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB nowadays ) ) ) ) )

You ca n't buy anything nowadays


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBARQ ( WHADVP ( WRB why ) ) ) ) ) )

I do n't know why


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Edward ) ( NNP Chojnowski ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ) )

Edward Chojnowski does


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ His ) ( NN truck ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN parked ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN field ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN row ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN grain ) ( NNS sellers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

His truck is parked across the field in a row of grain sellers


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS others ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN loaded ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN rye ) ( NN wheat ) ( CC and ) ( NN oats ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sacks ) ) ( VP ( VBN labeled ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN Asbestos ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBN Made ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP U.S.S.R ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like the others it is loaded with rye wheat and oats in sacks labeled Asbestos Made in U.S.S.R


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( NN truck ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ shouts ) ( NP ( NN Wheat ) ) ) )

The farmer at the next truck shouts Wheat


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ nice ) ) ) )

It 's nice


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR cheaper ) ) ) ) )

It wo n't be cheaper


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP sell ) ( S-CLR ( ADJP-PRD ( RB direct ) ) ) ) )

We sell direct


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ heavy ) ( JJ kerchiefed ) ( NN woman ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ runs ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN handful ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NNS fingers ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ counts ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pile ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS zlotys ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A heavy kerchiefed woman runs a handful through her fingers and counts him out a pile of zlotys


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NN Country ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP breed ) ( NP ( NNS pigs ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Chojnowski ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG leaning ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN back ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN truck ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Country people breed pigs says Mr. Chojnowski leaning against the back of his truck


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NN feed ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) )

They ca n't buy feed from the state


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( NN enough ) ) ) )

There is n't enough


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT Some ) ( NN state ) ( NNS middlemen ) ) ( VP ( VBP come ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some state middlemen come to buy from me


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP sell ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ) ) )

I sell a little


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP am ) ( VP ( VBG waiting ) ) ) )

I am waiting


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NN plenty ) ( JJR more ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN home ) ) ) ) )

I have plenty more at home


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN morning ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( JJ much ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Radzymin ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB either ) ) ) ) )

On this morning he does n't sell much in Radzymin either


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( NN closing ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBP cart ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD carted ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At closing time farmers cart out most of what they carted in


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ private ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( DT this ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ big ) ( RB enough ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB absorb ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT that ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A private market like this just is n't big enough to absorb all that business


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN hulk ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Stalinism ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seems ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ( VB crumble ) ( PRT ( RP away ) ) ) ) )

The hulk of Stalinism it seems will not quickly crumble away


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN State ) ( NNS monopolies ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB on ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG stifling ) ( NP ( NN trade ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( JJ free ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( RB not ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN something ) ( RB else ) ) ( VP ( VBZ replaces ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

State monopolies will keep on stifling trade free prices or not until something else replaces them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Polish ) ( NN agriculture ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB need ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ whole ) ( JJ private ) ( NN network ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN procurement ) ( NN processing ) ( CC and ) ( NN distribution ) ) ) ) ( CC plus ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN manufacturing ) ( NN industry ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB supply ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS tractors ) ( NNS pesticides ) ( NNS fertilizers ) ( CC and ) ( NN feed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Polish agriculture will need a whole private network of procurement processing and distribution plus a new manufacturing industry to supply it with tractors pesticides fertilizers and feed


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ( VP ( VBD spent ) ( NP ( CD 40 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG working ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ensure ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT no ) ( JJ such ) ( JJ capitalistic ) ( NNS structures ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB ever ) ) ( VP ( VBD arose ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Communists spent 40 years working to ensure that no such capitalistic structures ever arose here


( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Building ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB require ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN undergirding ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP West ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN removal ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ political ) ( NN deadwood ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN job ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP ( RB barely ) ) ( VP ( VBN started ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Building them now will require undergirding from the West and removal of political deadwood a job that Solidarity has barely started


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Polish ) ( NN agriculture ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( VP ( VB possess ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( JJ great ) ( NN asset ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ private ) ( NN farmer ) ) ) ) )

But Polish agriculture does possess one great asset already the private farmer


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG dealing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ real ) ( NNS entrepreneurs ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Antoni ) ( NNP Leopold ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN economist ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ advises ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Rural ) ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN countryside ) ( NN offshoot ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We are dealing with real entrepreneurs says Antoni Leopold an economist who advises Rural Solidarity the union 's countryside offshoot


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NN property ) ) ) ) )

There are a lot of them and they have property


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Polish ) ( NNS peasants ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG spurning ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS collectivizers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN source ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN shame ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ orthodox ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ) ) ) )

Polish peasants spurning the collectivizers were once a source of shame to orthodox Communists


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( PP ( IN among ) ( NP ( JJ Communist ) ( NNS reformers ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS objects ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN envy ) ) ) ) ) )

Now among Communist reformers they are objects of envy


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Food ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ reformer ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN top ) ( NN priority ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN key ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ popular ) ( NN support ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Food is the reformer 's top priority the key to popular support


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN As ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Chinese ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN shown ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Soviets ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG learning ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN family ) ( NNS farms ) ) ( VP ( VBP thrive ) ( SBAR-LOC ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS collectives ) ) ( VP ( VBP fail ) ) ) ) ) )

As the Chinese have shown and the Soviets are learning family farms thrive where collectives fail


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NN Ownership ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seems ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ( NN fertilizer ) ) ) )

Ownership it seems is the best fertilizer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNPS Poles ) ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN had ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB all ) ( RB along ) ) ) ) )

The Poles have had it all along


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( QP ( CD 2.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ( JJ small ) ( JJ private ) ( NNS farms ) ) ( VP ( VBP cover ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 76 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ arable ) ( NN land ) ) ) ) ) )

Poland 's 2.7 million small private farms cover 76 % of its arable land


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN On ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ( POS 's ) ) ( QP ( CD 39 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP produce ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS three-quarters ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN grain ) ( NN beef ) ( NNS eggs ) ( CC and ) ( NN milk ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS nine-tenths ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN fruit ) ( NNS vegetables ) ( CC and ) ( NNS potatoes ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On it a quarter of the country 's 39 million people produce three-quarters of its grain beef eggs and milk and nine-tenths of its fruit vegetables and potatoes


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Roman ) ( NNP Catholic ) ( NNP Church ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ Polish ) ( NN peasant ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pillar ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ) ) ) ) )

Like the Roman Catholic Church the Polish peasant is a pillar of the nation


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VB Try ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( RB neither ) ( VB replace ) ( CC nor ) ( VB break ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ) )

Try as they might the Communists could neither replace nor break him


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( VP ( VB try ) ) ) )

And they did try


( S ( PP-LOC ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( IN past ) ( NP ( NNP Radzymin ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN dirt ) ( NN road ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ narrows ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN track ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN sand ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ leads ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Zalubice ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN village ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ tumbledown ) ( NNS farms ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A few miles past Radzymin a dirt road narrows to a track of sand and leads into Zalubice a village of tumbledown farms


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Czeslaw ) ( NNP Pyszkiewicz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ owns ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS acres ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 14 ) ( JJ scattered ) ( NNS scraps ) ) ) ) ) )

Czeslaw Pyszkiewicz owns 30 acres in 14 scattered scraps


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ grows ) ( NP ( NN rye ) ( CC and ) ( NNS potatoes ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS hens ) ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS cows ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( NNS piglets ) ) ) ) ) )

He grows rye and potatoes for a few hens five cows and 25 piglets


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ patched ) ( NNS pants ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ torn ) ( NNS shoes ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stands ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN barnyard ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG eyeing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ground ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN look ) ) ( ADJP ( DT both ) ( JJ helpless ) ( CC and ) ( JJ sardonic ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In patched pants and torn shoes he stands in his barnyard eyeing the ground with a look both helpless and sardonic


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ bad ) ( NN soil ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

It 's bad soil he says


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Until ) ( NP ( CD 1963 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ good ) ( NN soil ) ) ) )

Until 1963 it was good soil


( S ( RB Then ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( VBD put ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP-1 ( DT a ) ( NN reservoir ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB supply ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN area ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN drinking ) ( NN water ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Then the state put in a reservoir to supply the area with drinking water


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBD lay ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN before ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bulldozers ) ) ) ) )

Farmers lay down before the bulldozers


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ Their ) ( NN protest ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN ignored ) ) ) )

Their protest was ignored


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN dam ) ) ( VP ( VBD caused ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN water ) ( NN level ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB drop ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Zalubice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The dam caused the water level to drop in Zalubice


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr ) ( NNP Pyszkiewicz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ smiles ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN brow ) ) ( VP ( VBZ furrows ) ) ) )

Mr Pyszkiewicz smiles and his brow furrows


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD expected ) ( NP ( RB as ) ( JJ much ) ) ) )

He expected as much


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN lifetime ) ) ( NP ( CD 47 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD brought ) ( NP ( NN electricity ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN village ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD piped ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( NN drinking ) ( NN water ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN reservoir ) ) ) ) ) )

In his lifetime 47 years the Communists brought electricity to his village and piped in drinking water from the reservoir


No phones


No gas


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP them ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN road ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

We wanted them to build a road here he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD started ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB then ) ( VP ( VBD abandoned ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) )

They started and then abandoned it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN tractor ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( RB only ) ( JJ mechanized ) ( NN equipment ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stands ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN front ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pigsty ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A tractor his only mechanized equipment stands in front of the pigsty


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ Russian ) ) ) )

It 's Russian


( FRAG ( ADJP ( JJ Good ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN nothing ) ) ) ) )

Good for nothing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Parts ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN tragedy ) ) ) )

Parts are a tragedy


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( RB Even ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP need ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Even if I had a lot of money I could n't buy what I need


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN coal ) ) ( NP ( NN cement ) ) ( NP ( NN saw ) ( NNS blades ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The farmer can say the same for coal cement saw blades


( S ( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD 4 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( NN investment ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ goes ) ( PP-DIR ( IN toward ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS things ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP West ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( RBR closer ) ( TO to ) ( CD 20 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

In Poland only 4 % of all investment goes toward making things farmers want in the West it is closer to 20 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ few ) ( JJ big ) ( NN state ) ( NNS farms ) ) ( VP ( VBP take ) ( NP-CLR ( JJ first ) ( NN crack ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The few big state farms take first crack at what does get made


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP use ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 60 ) ( NN % ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NN fertilizer ) ) ( PP ( IN per ) ( NP ( NN acre ) ) ) ) ( NP ( RB twice ) ( DT the ) ( JJ high-grade ) ( NN feed ) ) ) ) )

They use 60 % more fertilizer per acre twice the high-grade feed


( S ( CC Yet ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( JJS best ) ( NN boast ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP produce ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 32 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Polish ) ( NN pork ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yet their best boast is that they produce 32 % of Polish pork


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBN heard ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS friends ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN state ) ( NNS farms ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN subsidized ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Pyszkiewicz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN wife ) ) ( NP ( NNP Wieslawa ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sets ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS chairs ) ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sun ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 've heard from friends that state farms are subsidized Mr. Pyszkiewicz says as his wife Wieslawa sets some chairs out in the sun


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN near ) ( NP ( RB here ) ) ) ) )

We have one near here


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN waste ) ) ) ) ) )

There is a lot of waste


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ private ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wastes ) ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ) )

A private farmer never wastes anything


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( VBD quit ) ( S ( VP ( VBG shoving ) ( NP ( NNS peasants ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ subsidized ) ( NNS farms ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( QP ( IN over ) ( CD 30 ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) )

The state quit shoving peasants onto its subsidized farms over 30 years ago


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pressure ) ) ) ) ) )

But it never did let up on the pressure


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Until ) ( NP ( RB recently ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN heir ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB will ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN land ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB collect ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN pension ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Until recently a farmer with no heir had to will the state his land to collect his pension


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN pension ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN size ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ depends ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ( JJ much ) ( NN produce ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sells ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The pension 's size still depends on how much produce he sells the state


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ His ) ( NN allotment ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS materials ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB hold ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN bargain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

His allotment of materials also did until the state could n't hold up its end of that bargain


( S ( RB Yet ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( ADVP ( RB alone ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sells ) ( NP ( NNS seeds ) ( CC and ) ( NNS machines ) ) ) )

Yet the state alone sells seeds and machines


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS supplies ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ short ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBZ hands ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN exchange ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN milk ) ( CC or ) ( NN grain ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When supplies are short it often hands them over only in exchange for milk or grain


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ private ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ free ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB buy ) ( CC and ) ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NN land ) ) ) ( VP ( VB hire ) ( NP ( NN help ) ) ) ( VP ( VB decide ) ( NP ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB grow ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB grow ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A private farmer in Poland is free to buy and sell land hire help decide what to grow and how to grow it


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ free ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB invest ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS chickens ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fail ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN chicken ) ( NN wire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He is free to invest in chickens and to fail for lack of chicken wire


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN plenty ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN freedom ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNS choices ) ) ) ) )

He has plenty of freedom but no choices


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( JJ own ) ( NN land ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Pyszkiewicz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I 'm on my own land Mr. Pyszkiewicz says


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB listen ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN anybody ) ) ( VP ( VBZ tells ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP me ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I do n't have to listen to what anybody tells me to do


( S-1 ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Sometimes ) ) ( PRN ( SINV ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN wife ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ happy ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) )

Sometimes says his wife we 're happy about that


( S ( PP-MNR ( IN By ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG starving ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN peasant ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN starved ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ) )

By starving the peasant the Communists have starved Poland


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Villages ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( NNP Zalubice ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP exist ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN desert ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ poor ) ( NNS schools ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ few ) ( NNS doctors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Villages like Zalubice exist in a desert of poor schools and few doctors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Farm ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ( IN below ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN average ) ) ) ) )

Farm income is 15 % below the average


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ young ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP leave ) ( NP-1 ( NP ( RB especially ) ( NNS girls ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB milk ) ( NP ( NNS cows ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN hand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The young leave especially girls who wo n't milk cows by hand


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( NNS men ) ) ( VP ( VBP stay ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( JJS best ) ( NN friend ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bottle ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN vodka ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD two ) ( CD million ) ( NNS acres ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ fallow ) ) ) ) ) )

Some men stay their best friend a bottle of vodka but two million acres have gone fallow


( S ( PP ( IN Without ) ( NP ( NNS machines ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ good ) ( NNS farms ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR bigger ) ) ) ) )

Without machines good farms ca n't get bigger


( S ( IN So ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN potato ) ( NN crop ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 47 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS tons ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB down ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 35 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

So the potato crop once 47 million tons is down to 35 million


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Meat ) ( NN consumption ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-LOC-PRD-2 ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1979 ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN level ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( NN pork ) ( NN production ) ) ( PP-LOC-PRD=2 ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 1973 ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( NN milk ) ( NN output ) ) ( PP-LOC-PRD=2 ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 1960 ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ) )

Meat consumption is at 1979 's level pork production at 1973 's milk output at 1960 's


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN food ) ( NN crisis ) ) ( VP ( VBD undid ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Communists ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN food ) ( NN revolution ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ) ) )

If a food crisis undid the Communists a food revolution will make Solidarity


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN potential ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN displayed ) ( PP-LOC ( IN along ) ( NP ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN road ) ) ( PP ( IN into ) ( NP ( NNP Warsaw ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN row ) ) ( PP ( IN upon ) ( NP ( NN row ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS greenhouses ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG stretching ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN behind ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ modern ) ( NNS mansions ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP trumpet ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS owners ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN wealth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The potential is displayed along every road into Warsaw row upon row of greenhouses stretching out behind modern mansions that trumpet their owners ' wealth


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Vegetables ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD-2 ( ADJP ( JJ abundant ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( JJ full ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN flavor ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( DT the ) ( NNS pickles ) ( CC and ) ( NN sauerkraut ) ) ( ADJP-PRD=2 ( JJ sublime ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( NNS monopolies ) ) ( ADJP-PRD=2 ( RB long ) ( JJ broken ) ) ) )

Vegetables are abundant and full of flavor in Poland the pickles and sauerkraut sublime the state monopolies long broken


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Grain ) ( NN milk ) ( CC and ) ( NN meat ) ) ( VP ( VBP come ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB next ) ) ) )

Grain milk and meat come next


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ private ) ( NN challenge ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ monolithic ) ( NN tractor ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN time ) ( CC and ) ( NN money ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Poland ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB spare ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN smokehouse ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ local ) ( NN dairy ) ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB spring ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB fast ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A private challenge to the monolithic tractor industry will take more time and money than Poland can spare although a smokehouse or a local dairy can spring up fast


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Poland ) ) ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN machinery ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN scale ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Poland makes no machinery for a plant on that scale


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-DIR-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP West ) ) ) ) )

Solidarity wants it from the West


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Maria ) ( NNP Stolzman ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN farm ) ( NNS experts ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ lays ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN line ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP us ) ) ( VP ( VB destroy ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ old ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Maria Stolzman one of its farm experts lays it on the line The World Bank will be brought in to help us destroy the old system


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Felix ) ( NNP Siemienas ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG destroying ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) ) )

Felix Siemienas is destroying it now


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ packs ) ( NP ( NN pork ) ) ) )

He packs pork


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN law ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( PP-DIR-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS books ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP January ) ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP him ) ) ( VP ( VB smoke ) ( NP ( NN bacon ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG breeding ) ( NP ( NNS pigs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A law went on the books in January that let him smoke bacon without breeding pigs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD cashed ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ) )

He cashed in


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Poland ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ short ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS enterprises ) ) ( RB not ) ( NP ( NN enterprise ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Poland is short on enterprises not enterprise


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP pay ) ( NP-2 ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP-CLR-3 ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN farmer ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( NP=2 ( QP ( CD five ) ( NNS times ) ) ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ( NN salary ) ) ( PP-CLR=3 ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NNS employees ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I pay a lot to the farmer and five times the state salary to my employees he says


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Warsaw ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB open ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN shop ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He is in Warsaw to open a shop


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP hire ) ( NP ( NN transportation ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ my ) ( NNS customers ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( JJ fresh ) ( NN cold ) ( NNS cuts ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT every ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) )

I hire transportation and my customers have fresh cold cuts every day


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB subsidize ) ( NP ( NN anyone ) ) ) ) )

I do n't subsidize anyone


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Everyone ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ lives ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB well ) ) ) )

Everyone around me lives well


( S ( INTJ ( UH Yes ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ my ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ high ) ) ) )

Yes my prices are high


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN nobody ) ) ( VP ( VBZ buys ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP bring ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( ADVP-DIR-CLR ( RP down ) ) ) )

If nobody buys I bring my prices down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN rule ) ) ) )

That 's the rule


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ) )

That 's the market


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Siemienas ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fortune ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 10,000 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

Mr. Siemienas is making a fortune 10,000 a month he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN bought ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ trendy ) ( JJ Western ) ( NNS clothes ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ green ) ( NNP Mercedes ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ American ) ( NN flag ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN window ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He has bought some trendy Western clothes and a green Mercedes with an American flag in the window


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ meat-processing ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD picked ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) )

But the meat-processing machines he picked up are 50 years old


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( NP ( JJ expensive ) ( NNS machines ) ) ) ) )

I do n't want expensive machines


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN situation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ changes ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( VP ( VBN stuck ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If the situation changes I 'll get stuck with them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( POS 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NNS politics ) ) ) )

That 's politics


( S ( SBAR-MNR ( IN By ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG taking ) ( NP ( NP ( NN power ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN deal ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Peasant ) ( NNP Party ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ onetime ) ( JJ Communist ) ( NNS stooges ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN spooked ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ rural ) ( NN entrepreneur ) ) ) ) )

By taking power in a deal with the Peasant Party 's onetime Communist stooges Solidarity has spooked the rural entrepreneur


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Rural ) ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( VP ( VBD objected ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN avail ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Solidarity ) ( NN leader ) ( NNP Lech ) ( NNP Walesa ) ) ( VP ( VBD accepted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Peasants ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN support ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Rural Solidarity objected to no avail when Solidarity leader Lech Walesa accepted the Peasants ' support


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD objected ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Prime ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Tadeusz ) ( NNP Mazowiecki ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB reluctantly ) ) ( VBD named ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Peasant ) ( NNP Party ) ( NN man ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN agriculture ) ( NN minister ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It objected again in September when Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki reluctantly named a Peasant Party man as his agriculture minister


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CC Both ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Peasants ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Rural ) ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG forming ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ new ) ( JJ political ) ( NNS parties ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS farmers ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Both the Peasants and Rural Solidarity are forming new political parties for farmers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNPS Peasants ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ credible ) ( NN case ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ hell-bent ) ( NN reform ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB drive ) ( NP ( NNS millions ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN land ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Peasants can make a credible case against Solidarity that hell-bent reform will drive millions from the land


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Next ) ( NN Spring ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ) ( VP ( NN will ) ( VP ( NN battle ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ local ) ( NNS elections ) ) ) ) ) )

Next Spring the two will battle in local elections


( S ( CC But ) ( PP-TMP ( IN until ) ( NP ( RB then ) ) ) ( PRN ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ( RB afterward ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Communists ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN apparat ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN obstruction ) ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN head ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dairy ) ( NN co-op ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN village ) ( NN bank ) ( NN manager ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB stay ) ( S ( VP ( VBN planted ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Polish ) ( NN countryside ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But until then and probably long afterward the Communists ' apparat of obstruction from the head of the dairy co-op to the village bank manager will stay planted in the Polish countryside


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN capitalism ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN socialism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sergiusz ) ( NNP Niciporuk ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( NP-TMP ( CD one ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ) ) )

We know how to get from capitalism to socialism Sergiusz Niciporuk is saying one afternoon


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN socialism ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN capitalism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We do n't know how to get from socialism to capitalism


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ farms ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 12 ) ( NNS acres ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Grabowiec ) ) ( PP-LOC ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Soviet ) ( NN border ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS poorest ) ( NNS places ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He farms 12 acres in Grabowiec two miles from the Soviet border in one of Poland 's poorest places


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG mounting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS steps ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN stucco ) ( NN building ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ nearby ) ( NN village ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN visit ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Communist ) ( NN administrator ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( FW naczelnik ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Now he is mounting the steps of a stucco building in a nearby village on a visit to the Communist administrator the naczelnik


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Many ) ( NNS people ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP hope ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB break ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Niciporuk ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ belongs ) ( PP-CLR ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ local ) ( NN council ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Rural ) ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many people in Poland hope this government will break down says Mr. Niciporuk who belongs to the local council and to Rural Solidarity


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( SBAR-NOM-PRD ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( FW naczelnik ) ) ( VP ( VBZ counts ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That 's what the naczelnik counts on


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( PRP$ our ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ dangerous ) ) ( NN enemy ) ) ) )

He is our most dangerous enemy


( S ( NP-TMP ( NP ( DT Every ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sees ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ gets ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ nervous ) ) ) )

Every time he sees me he gets very nervous


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ barges ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( FW naczelnik ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN office ) ) ) ) )

The farmer barges into the naczelnik 's office


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ thin ) ( NN man ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ gray ) ( NN suit ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ looks ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN newspaper ) ) ) ) )

A thin man in a gray suit looks up from a newspaper


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Niciporuk ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sits ) ) )

Mr. Niciporuk sits


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Anatol ) ( NNP Pawlowski ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN leg ) ) ( VP ( VBZ begins ) ( S ( VP ( VBG jiggling ) ( PP-LOC ( IN beneath ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN desk ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Anatol Pawlowski 's leg begins jiggling beneath his desk


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB care ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN good ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN region ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS pleasantries ) ) ) ) )

Solidarity does n't care for the good of this region he says after a few pleasantries


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB upside ) ( RB down ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They want to turn everything upside down in a week


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Niciporuk ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 60 ) ( NNS acres ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( NN state ) ( NN farm ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Niciporuk here wants 60 acres used at the moment by a state farm


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB guarantee ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB any ) ( RBR better ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He ca n't guarantee that he can use it any better


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP am ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ ready ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB compete ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN state ) ( NN farm ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I am ready at any moment to compete with a state farm


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( FW naczelnik ) ) ( VP ( VBZ averts ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS eyes ) ) ) )

The naczelnik averts his eyes


( SBARQ ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( SQ ( VBP have ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBN got ) ) ) )

What have you got


( NP ( RB Not ) ( RB even ) ( DT a ) ( NN tractor ) )

Not even a tractor


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NN wicker ) ( NNS baskets ) ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And you want to make wicker baskets too


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS things ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( RB once ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN businessman ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I can do five things at once to be a businessman


( S ( NP-TPC-1 ( JJ Big ) ( NN business ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Pawlowski ) ) ( VP ( VBZ snorts ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP English ) ) ) ) )

Big business Mr. Pawlowski snorts in English


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stands ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB go ) ) ) ) ) )

The farmer stands to go


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( FW naczelnik ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stands ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ) )

The naczelnik stands too


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP care ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB very ) ( RB much ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN post ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I care very much for this post he says


( S ( NP-TMP ( CD Eight ) ( NNS years ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) )

Eight years I 've had it


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ cultural ) ( NN center ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN built ) ( NP-2 ( NNS shops ) ) ) ) ) )

A cultural center has been built shops


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Suddenly ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP am ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ comfortable ) ( NN man ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Solidarity ) ) ) ) )

Suddenly I am not a comfortable man for Solidarity


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN accomplished ) ( NP ( RB too ) ( JJ much ) ) ) ) )

I have accomplished too much


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They want to do more


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP wish ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ) ) )

I wish them all the best


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN farmer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ leaves ) ) )

The farmer leaves


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( FW naczelnik ) ) ( VP ( VBZ shuts ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN door ) ) ) )

And the naczelnik shuts his door


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( VBG following ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN among ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN yesterday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS offerings ) ( CC and ) ( NNS pricings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( UCP ( NNP U.S. ) ( CC and ) ( JJ non-U.S. ) ) ( NN capital ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS terms ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN syndicate ) ( NN manager ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN compiled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNP Capital ) ( NNP Markets ) ( NNP Report ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The following were among yesterday 's offerings and pricings in the U.S. and non-U.S. capital markets with terms and syndicate manager as compiled by Dow Jones Capital Markets Report


( NP-HLN ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP City ) )

New York City


( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 813.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ general ) ( NN obligation ) ( NNS bonds ) ) ( NP ( NNP Fiscal ) ( CD 1990 ) ( NNP Series ) ( NNP C ) ( CC and ) ( NNP D ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 757.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ tax-exempt ) ( NNS bonds ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 56 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ taxable ) ( NNS bonds ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB tentatively ) ) ( VBN priced ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( NNP Goldman ) ( NNP Sachs ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) )

813.4 million of general obligation bonds Fiscal 1990 Series C and D including 757.4 million of tax-exempt bonds and 56 million of taxable bonds tentatively priced by a Goldman Sachs & Co. group