91_a_lob_n01
In his service he was known to be ruthless to incompetence , but he seldom had any difficulty in recruiting precisely the staff he needed .

%3 0091_0003__service service 0091_0002__his his 0091_0003__service->0091_0002__his [genv] 0091_0005__was_0091_0006__known was_known 0091_0005__was_0091_0006__known->0091_0003__service in[loc] 0091_0005__was_0091_0006__known->0091_0002__his [arg2] 0091_0008__be_0091_0009__ruthless_0091_0011__incompetence be_ruthless_incompetence 0091_0005__was_0091_0006__known->0091_0008__be_0091_0009__ruthless_0091_0011__incompetence [arg1] 0091_0008__be_0091_0009__ruthless_0091_0011__incompetence->0091_0002__his [arg0] 0091_0013__but but 0091_0013__but->0091_0005__was_0091_0006__known [conj1] 0091_0016__had had 0091_0013__but->0091_0016__had [conj2] 0091_0016__had->0091_0002__his [arg0] 0091_0015__seldom seldom 0091_0016__had->0091_0015__seldom [tmp] 0091_0017__any_0091_0018__difficulty any_difficulty 0091_0016__had->0091_0017__any_0091_0018__difficulty [arg1] 0091_0021__precisely_0091_0020__recruiting precisely_recruiting 0091_0017__any_0091_0018__difficulty->0091_0021__precisely_0091_0020__recruiting in 0091_0022__the_0091_0023__staff the_staff 0091_0021__precisely_0091_0020__recruiting->0091_0022__the_0091_0023__staff [arg1] 0091_0025__needed needed 0091_0025__needed->0091_0002__his [arg0] 0091_0025__needed->0091_0022__the_0091_0023__staff [arg1]
arc(r_0091_0003__service,r_0091_0002__his,genv).
arc(r_0091_0005__was_r_0091_0006__known,r_0091_0002__his,arg2).
arc(r_0091_0005__was_r_0091_0006__known,r_0091_0003__service,r_0091_0001__In__loc).
arc(r_0091_0005__was_r_0091_0006__known,r_0091_0008__be_r_0091_0009__ruthless_r_0091_0011__incompetence,arg1).
arc(r_0091_0008__be_r_0091_0009__ruthless_r_0091_0011__incompetence,r_0091_0002__his,arg0).
arc(r_0091_0013__but,r_0091_0005__was_r_0091_0006__known,coord_conj1).
arc(r_0091_0013__but,r_0091_0016__had,coord_conj2).
arc(r_0091_0016__had,r_0091_0002__his,arg0).
arc(r_0091_0016__had,r_0091_0015__seldom,tmp).
arc(r_0091_0016__had,r_0091_0017__any_r_0091_0018__difficulty,arg1).
arc(r_0091_0017__any_r_0091_0018__difficulty,r_0091_0021__precisely_r_0091_0020__recruiting,r_0091_0019__in).
arc(r_0091_0021__precisely_r_0091_0020__recruiting,r_0091_0022__the_r_0091_0023__staff,arg1).
arc(r_0091_0025__needed,r_0091_0002__his,arg0).
arc(r_0091_0025__needed,r_0091_0022__the_r_0091_0023__staff,arg1).


IP-MAT ILYR ILYR PP-LOC P-ROLE In NP NP-GENV PRO;_genm_ his N service NP-SBJ PRO he BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * VVN known IP-INF-OB1 TO to BE;~La be ADJP-PRD2 ADJ;_cat_ ruthless IP-INF TO to VB incompetence PUNC , CONJP CONJ but ILYR NP-SBJ PRO he ADVP-TMP ADV seldom HVD;~Tn had NP-OB1 D any N difficulty PP P-ROLE in IP-PPL VAG recruiting ADVP-MOD ADV precisely NP-OB1 D the N staff IP-REL NP-OB1 *T* NP-SBJ PRO he VBD needed PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (ILYR (ILYR (PP-LOC (P-ROLE In;{in})
                              (NP (NP-GENV;{ALASTAIR} (PRO;_genm_ his;{his}))
                                  (N service;{service})))
                      (NP-SBJ;{ALASTAIR} (PRO he;{he}))
                      (BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was;{be})
                      (IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
                                  (VVN known;{know})
                                  (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                              (BE;~La be;{be})
                                              (ADJP-PRD2 (ADJ;_cat_ ruthless;{ruthless})
                                                         (IP-INF (TO to;{to})
                                                                 (VB incompetence;{incompetence}))))))
                (PUNC ,)
                (CONJP (CONJ but;{but})
                       (ILYR (NP-SBJ;{ALASTAIR} (PRO he;{he}))
                             (ADVP-TMP (ADV seldom;{seldom}))
                             (HVD;~Tn had;{have})
                             (NP-OB1 (D any;{any})
                                     (N difficulty;{difficulty})
                                     (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                         (IP-PPL (VAG recruiting;{recruit})
                                                 (ADVP-MOD (ADV precisely;{precisely}))
                                                 (NP-OB1 (D the;{the})
                                                         (N staff;{staff})
                                                         (IP-REL (NP-OB1 *T*)
                                                                 (NP-SBJ;{ALASTAIR} (PRO he;{he}))
                                                                 (VBD needed;{need})))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 91_a_lob_n01))