(S (S (ADVP (ADVP (RBR Earlier)) (BASENP (DT this) (NN month))) (COMMA ,) (S (BASENP (DT the) (NNP US)) (VP (VP (VBD sent) (BASENP (NN 30) (NNS officials))) (PP (TO to) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN torture) (NN committee) (NN hearing)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (NNP Geneva)))))))) (PERIOD .))