15_a_lob_g01
It seems obvious that if an expedition to Brittany was compelled to attack via Calais , then the primary essential to the success of the French war was a navy in unquestioned command of the Channel .

%3 0015_0002__seems seems 0015_0003__obvious obvious 0015_0002__seems->0015_0003__obvious [prd] 0015_0005__if if[cnt][cnd] 0015_0002__seems->0015_0005__if [argn0] 0015_0010__was_0015_0011__compelled was_compelled 0015_0005__if->0015_0010__was_0015_0011__compelled [restriction] 0015_0017__then_0015_0028__was then_was 0015_0005__if->0015_0017__then_0015_0028__was [scope] 0015_0006__an_0015_0007__expedition an_expedition 0015_0010__was_0015_0011__compelled->0015_0006__an_0015_0007__expedition [arg2] 0015_0013__attack attack 0015_0010__was_0015_0011__compelled->0015_0013__attack [arg1] 0015_0018__the_0015_0019__primary the_primary 0015_0017__then_0015_0028__was->0015_0018__the_0015_0019__primary [arg0] 0015_0029__a_0015_0030__navy a_navy 0015_0017__then_0015_0028__was->0015_0029__a_0015_0030__navy [prd2] 0015_0009__Brittany brittany 0015_0006__an_0015_0007__expedition->0015_0009__Brittany to 0015_0013__attack->0015_0006__an_0015_0007__expedition [arg0] 0015_0015__Calais calais 0015_0013__attack->0015_0015__Calais via[dir] 0015_0020__essential essential 0015_0018__the_0015_0019__primary->0015_0020__essential [attrib] 0015_0033__command command 0015_0029__a_0015_0030__navy->0015_0033__command in 0015_0022__the_0015_0023__success the_success 0015_0020__essential->0015_0022__the_0015_0023__success to 0015_0025__the_0015_0027__war the_war 0015_0022__the_0015_0023__success->0015_0025__the_0015_0027__war of 0015_0026__French french 0015_0025__the_0015_0027__war->0015_0026__French [attrib] 0015_0032__unquestioned unquestioned 0015_0033__command->0015_0032__unquestioned [attrib] 0015_0035__the_0015_0036__Channel the_channel 0015_0033__command->0015_0035__the_0015_0036__Channel of
arc(r_0015_0002__seems,r_0015_0003__obvious,prd).
arc(r_0015_0002__seems,r_0015_0005__if_cnt_cnd,argn0).
arc(r_0015_0005__if_cnt_cnd,r_0015_0010__was_r_0015_0011__compelled,restriction).
arc(r_0015_0005__if_cnt_cnd,r_0015_0017__then_r_0015_0028__was,scope).
arc(r_0015_0006__an_r_0015_0007__expedition,r_0015_0009__Brittany,r_0015_0008__to).
arc(r_0015_0010__was_r_0015_0011__compelled,r_0015_0006__an_r_0015_0007__expedition,arg2).
arc(r_0015_0010__was_r_0015_0011__compelled,r_0015_0013__attack,arg1).
arc(r_0015_0013__attack,r_0015_0006__an_r_0015_0007__expedition,arg0).
arc(r_0015_0013__attack,r_0015_0015__Calais,r_0015_0014__via__dir).
arc(r_0015_0017__then_r_0015_0028__was,r_0015_0018__the_r_0015_0019__primary,arg0).
arc(r_0015_0017__then_r_0015_0028__was,r_0015_0029__a_r_0015_0030__navy,prd2).
arc(r_0015_0018__the_r_0015_0019__primary,r_0015_0020__essential,attrib).
arc(r_0015_0020__essential,r_0015_0022__the_r_0015_0023__success,r_0015_0021__to).
arc(r_0015_0022__the_r_0015_0023__success,r_0015_0025__the_r_0015_0027__war,r_0015_0024__of).
arc(r_0015_0025__the_r_0015_0027__war,r_0015_0026__French,attrib).
arc(r_0015_0029__a_r_0015_0030__navy,r_0015_0033__command,r_0015_0031__in).
arc(r_0015_0033__command,r_0015_0032__unquestioned,attrib).
arc(r_0015_0033__command,r_0015_0035__the_r_0015_0036__Channel,r_0015_0034__of).


IP-MAT NP-SBJ PRO;_provisional_ It VBP seems ADJP-PRD ADJ obvious CP-THT-NSBJ IP-SUB C that PP-SCON-CNT-CND P-CONN if IP-ADV NP-SBJ D an N expedition PP P-ROLE to NP NPR Brittany BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * VVN compelled IP-INF-OB1 TO to VB attack PP-DIR P-ROLE via NP NPR Calais PUNC , ADVP-CNT ADV then NP-SBJ D the N primary ADJP ADJ essential PP P-ROLE to NP D the N success PP P-ROLE of NP D the ADJP ADJ French N war BED;~Ln was NP-PRD2 D a N navy PP P-ROLE in NP ADJP ADJ unquestioned N command PP P-ROLE of NP D the N Channel PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO;_provisional_ It;{it}))
          (VBP seems;{seem})
          (ADJP-PRD (ADJ obvious;{obvious}))
          (CP-THT-NSBJ (IP-SUB (C that;{that})
                               (PP-SCON-CNT-CND (P-CONN if;{if})
                                                (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ (D an;{an})
                                                                (N expedition;{expedition})
                                                                (PP (P-ROLE to;{to})
                                                                    (NP (NPR Brittany;{Brittany}))))
                                                        (BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was;{be})
                                                        (IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
                                                                    (VVN compelled;{compel})
                                                                    (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                                                (VB attack;{attack})
                                                                                (PP-DIR (P-ROLE via;{via})
                                                                                        (NP (NPR Calais;{Calais})))))))
                               (PUNC ,)
                               (ADVP-CNT (ADV then;{then}))
                               (NP-SBJ (D the;{the})
                                       (N primary;{primary})
                                       (ADJP (ADJ essential;{essential})
                                             (PP (P-ROLE to;{to})
                                                 (NP (D the;{the})
                                                     (N success;{success})
                                                     (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                         (NP (D the;{the})
                                                             (ADJP (ADJ French;{french}))
                                                             (N war;{war})))))))
                               (BED;~Ln was;{be})
                               (NP-PRD2 (D a;{a})
                                        (N navy;{navy})
                                        (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                            (NP (ADJP (ADJ unquestioned;{unquestioned}))
                                                (N command;{command})
                                                (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                    (NP (D the;{the})
                                                        (N Channel;{channel}))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 15_a_lob_g01))