(S (S (PP (IN After) (BASENP (DT the) (NN war))) (S (BASENP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VP (VBN elected) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NN seniority)))) (PP (IN within) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN group)) (ADJP (JJ dedicated) (PP (TO to) (S (VP (VBG ending) (BASENP (JJ French) (NN rule)))))))))))) (PERIOD .))