(S (S (PP (IN In) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States)) (CC and) (NP (BASENP (JJ other) (JJ European) (NNS countries)) (PP (IN such) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (BASENP (NNP France)) (COMMA ,) (BASENP (NNP Great) (NNP Britain))) (CC or) (BASENP (DT the) (NNP Czech) (NNP Republic)))))))) (S (BASENP (NNS laws)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN passed) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VP (VBP give) (BASENP (DT the) (NN government))) (NP (BASENP (NN permission)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB shoot) (PRT (RP down))) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN passenger) (NN plane)) (PP (IN under) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN control)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (NNS terrorists))))))))))))))))) (PERIOD .))