``Reform was beginning to set in, you know,'' he said. ``And that didn't do too much good.'' The concessions also failed to please his critics. Michael Kramer said that Steingut was ``using 'legislative reform' as a smoke screen to hide his real interest, the perpetuation of the business-political web that allowed him to prosper while he serves in Albany.''
``Reform was beginning to set in, you know,'' he said.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
Reform
Reform
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
begin
beginning
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
set
set
VERB
VB
compound:prt
in
in
ADP
RP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
``And that didn't do too much good.''
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
advmod
too
too
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
The concessions also failed to please his critics.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
concession
concessions
NOUN
NNS
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fail
failed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
please
please
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
critic
critics
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Michael Kramer said that Steingut was ``using 'legislative reform' as a smoke screen to hide his real interest, the perpetuation of the business-political web that allowed him to prosper while he serves in Albany.''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kramer
Kramer
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Steingut
Steingut
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
`use
`using
VERB
VBG
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
legislative
legislative
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
reform
reform
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
smoke
smoke
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
screen
screen
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
hide
hide
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
interest
interest
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
perpetuation
perpetuation
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
web
web
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
allow
allowed
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
prosper
prosper
VERB
VB
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
serve
serves
VERB
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Albany
Albany
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''