(S (S (PP (VBG According) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NNP Mr) (NNP Howard)))) (S (BASENP (DT the) (NN decision)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NN result)) (PP (IN of) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN request)) (PP (IN from) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS States)) (CC and) (BASENP (NNS others)))))))))) (PERIOD .))