16_a_lob_g01
It seems obvious that divided forces were dissipating the advantages of a ring of bridge - heads which included Calais , Cherbourg , Brest , Bordeaux and Bayonne , and that there was no hope of final victory without a large - scale and concentrated invasion .

%3 0016_0002__seems seems 0016_0003__obvious obvious 0016_0002__seems->0016_0003__obvious [prd] 0016_0028__and and 0016_0002__seems->0016_0028__and [argn0] 0016_0007__were_0016_0008__dissipating were_dissipating 0016_0028__and->0016_0007__were_0016_0008__dissipating [conj1] 0016_0032__no no[quant] 0016_0028__and->0016_0032__no [conj2] 0016_0005__divided divided 0016_0006__forces forces 0016_0005__divided->0016_0006__forces [arg1] 0016_0007__were_0016_0008__dissipating->0016_0006__forces [arg0] 0016_0009__the_0016_0010__advantages the_advantages 0016_0007__were_0016_0008__dissipating->0016_0009__the_0016_0010__advantages [arg1] 0016_0012__a_0016_0013__ring a_ring 0016_0009__the_0016_0010__advantages->0016_0012__a_0016_0013__ring of 0016_0015__bridge-heads bridge-heads 0016_0012__a_0016_0013__ring->0016_0015__bridge-heads of 0016_0017__included included 0016_0017__included->0016_0012__a_0016_0013__ring [arg0] 0016_0025__and and 0016_0017__included->0016_0025__and [arg1] 0016_0018__Calais calais 0016_0025__and->0016_0018__Calais [conj1] 0016_0020__Cherbourg cherbourg 0016_0025__and->0016_0020__Cherbourg [conj2] 0016_0022__Brest brest 0016_0025__and->0016_0022__Brest [conj3] 0016_0024__Bordeaux bordeaux 0016_0025__and->0016_0024__Bordeaux [conj4] 0016_0026__Bayonne bayonne 0016_0025__and->0016_0026__Bayonne [conj5] 0016_0031__was was 0016_0032__no->0016_0031__was [scope] 0016_0033__hope hope 0016_0032__no->0016_0033__hope [restriction] 0016_0031__was->0016_0033__hope [arg0] 0016_0038__a_0016_0042__invasion a_invasion 0016_0031__was->0016_0038__a_0016_0042__invasion without[mnr] 0016_0036__victory victory 0016_0033__hope->0016_0036__victory of 0016_0040__and and 0016_0038__a_0016_0042__invasion->0016_0040__and [attrib] 0016_0035__final final 0016_0036__victory->0016_0035__final [attrib] 0016_0039__large-scale large-scale 0016_0040__and->0016_0039__large-scale [conj1] 0016_0041__concentrated concentrated 0016_0040__and->0016_0041__concentrated [conj2]
arc(r_0016_0002__seems,r_0016_0003__obvious,prd).
arc(r_0016_0002__seems,r_0016_0028__and,argn0).
arc(r_0016_0005__divided,r_0016_0006__forces,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0007__were_r_0016_0008__dissipating,r_0016_0006__forces,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0007__were_r_0016_0008__dissipating,r_0016_0009__the_r_0016_0010__advantages,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0009__the_r_0016_0010__advantages,r_0016_0012__a_r_0016_0013__ring,r_0016_0011__of).
arc(r_0016_0012__a_r_0016_0013__ring,r_0016_0015__bridge__hyphen__heads,r_0016_0014__of).
arc(r_0016_0017__included,r_0016_0012__a_r_0016_0013__ring,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0017__included,r_0016_0025__and,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0025__and,r_0016_0018__Calais,conj1).
arc(r_0016_0025__and,r_0016_0020__Cherbourg,conj2).
arc(r_0016_0025__and,r_0016_0022__Brest,conj3).
arc(r_0016_0025__and,r_0016_0024__Bordeaux,conj4).
arc(r_0016_0025__and,r_0016_0026__Bayonne,conj5).
arc(r_0016_0028__and,r_0016_0007__were_r_0016_0008__dissipating,conj1).
arc(r_0016_0028__and,r_0016_0032__no__quant,conj2).
arc(r_0016_0031__was,r_0016_0033__hope,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0031__was,r_0016_0038__a_r_0016_0042__invasion,r_0016_0037__without__mnr).
arc(r_0016_0032__no__quant,r_0016_0031__was,scope).
arc(r_0016_0032__no__quant,r_0016_0033__hope,restriction).
arc(r_0016_0033__hope,r_0016_0036__victory,r_0016_0034__of).
arc(r_0016_0036__victory,r_0016_0035__final,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0038__a_r_0016_0042__invasion,r_0016_0040__and,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0040__and,r_0016_0039__large__hyphen__scale,conj1).
arc(r_0016_0040__and,r_0016_0041__concentrated,conj2).


IP-MAT NP-SBJ PRO;_provisional_ It VBP seems ADJP-PRD ADJ obvious CP-THT-NSBJ IP-SUB ILYR ILYR C that NP-SBJ IP-PPL NP-LGS * VVN divided NS forces BED;~cat_Vg were IP-PPL-CAT VAG dissipating NP-OB1 D the NS advantages PP P-ROLE of NP D a N ring PP P-ROLE of NP NS bridge-heads IP-REL NP-SBJ RPRO which VBD included NP-OB1 NLYR NP NPR Calais PUNC , CONJP NP NPR Cherbourg PUNC , CONJP NP N Brest PUNC , CONJP NP NPR Bordeaux CONJP CONJ and NP NPR Bayonne PUNC , CONJP CONJ and ILYR C that EX there BED;~ex_V was NP-ESBJ Q no N hope PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ final N victory PP-MNR P-ROLE without NP D a ADJP AJLYR ADJP ADJ large-scale CONJP CONJ and ADJP ADJ concentrated N invasion PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO;_provisional_ It;{it}))
          (VBP seems;{seem})
          (ADJP-PRD (ADJ obvious;{obvious}))
          (CP-THT-NSBJ (IP-SUB (ILYR (ILYR (C that;{that})
                                           (NP-SBJ (IP-PPL (NP-LGS *)
                                                           (VVN divided;{divide}))
                                                   (NS forces;{force}))
                                           (BED;~cat_Vg were;{be})
                                           (IP-PPL-CAT (VAG dissipating;{dissipate})
                                                       (NP-OB1 (D the;{the})
                                                               (NS advantages;{advantage})
                                                               (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                   (NP (D a;{a})
                                                                       (N ring;{ring})
                                                                       (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                           (NP (NS bridge_-_heads;{bridge_heads})))
                                                                       (IP-REL (NP-SBJ (RPRO which;{which}))
                                                                               (VBD included;{include})
                                                                               (NP-OB1 (NLYR (NP (NPR Calais;{Calais}))
                                                                                             (PUNC ,)
                                                                                             (CONJP (NP (NPR Cherbourg;{Cherbourg})))
                                                                                             (PUNC ,)
                                                                                             (CONJP (NP (N Brest;{brest})))
                                                                                             (PUNC ,)
                                                                                             (CONJP (NP (NPR Bordeaux;{Bordeaux})))
                                                                                             (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                                    (NP (NPR Bayonne;{Bayonne})))))))))))
                                     (PUNC ,)
                                     (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                            (ILYR (C that;{that})
                                                  (EX there;{there})
                                                  (BED;~ex_V was;{be})
                                                  (NP-ESBJ (Q no;{no})
                                                           (N hope;{hope})
                                                           (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                               (NP (ADJP (ADJ final;{final}))
                                                                   (N victory;{victory}))))
                                                  (PP-MNR (P-ROLE without;{without})
                                                          (NP (D a;{a})
                                                              (ADJP (AJLYR (ADJP (ADJ large_-_scale;{large_scale}))
                                                                           (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                  (ADJP (ADJ concentrated;{concentrated})))))
                                                              (N invasion;{invasion}))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 16_a_lob_g01))