(S (S (PP (BASENP (NNP レヴィン)) (INP (IN に) (VBO よれ) (INCON ば))) (COMMA 、) (S (PP-SBJ (BASENP (DT この) (NN 習慣)) (IN は)) (VP (PRN (COMMA 、) (SBAR (S (PP-SBJ (NP (PP (ADVP (RB ほとんど)) (IN の)) (NN 支払い)) (IN が)) (VP (VP (PP (NP (PP (BASENP (NN 元金)) (IN の)) (NN 返済)) (IN に)) (VP (VBO 向かわ) (VP (MDV ず)))) (COMMA 、) (VP (PP (BASENP (NN 利息)) (IN に)) (VP (VBV 向かっ) (VP (MD た)))))) (INCON ので))) (VP (BASENP (NN 成功)) (VP (MDV だっ) (VP (MD た))))))) (PERIOD 。))
レヴィン に よれ ば 、 この 習慣 は 、 ほとんど の 支払い が 元金 の 返済 に 向かわ ず 、 利息 に 向かっ た ので 成功 だっ た 。
According to Levin , this practice made it so that almost all payments went towards finance charges with almost none toward repaying the principal .