(S (S (NP (BASENP (DT The) (NN three) (JJS southernmost) (NNS provinces)) (COMMA ,) (NP (NP (BASENP (NNP Narathiwat)) (COMMA ,) (BASENP (NNP Pattani))) (CONJP (COMMA ,) (CC and)) (BASENP (NNP Yala)))) (VP (VBP face) (NP (BASENP (JJ near-daily) (NNS bombings) (CC and) (NNS shootings)) (PP (IN with) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (JJ considerable) (JJ armed) (NNS forces) (NN presence)) (VP (VBG contributing) (PP (TO to) (NP (BASENP (NNS tensions)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT the) (NN area))))))))))) (PERIOD .))