6_a_major_case
The Defendant 's written and oral submissions to the Divisional Court studiously avoided committing to any clear position on the issue .

%3 0006_0005__and and 0006_0004__written written 0006_0005__and->0006_0004__written [conj1] 0006_0006__oral oral 0006_0005__and->0006_0006__oral [conj2] 0006_0007__submissions submissions 0006_0007__submissions->0006_0005__and [attrib] 0006_0001__The_0006_0002__Defendant the_defendant 0006_0007__submissions->0006_0001__The_0006_0002__Defendant [genv] 0006_0009__the_0006_0010__Divisional_0006_0011__Court the_divisional_court 0006_0007__submissions->0006_0009__the_0006_0010__Divisional_0006_0011__Court to 0006_0013__avoided avoided 0006_0013__avoided->0006_0007__submissions [arg0] 0006_0012__studiously studiously 0006_0013__avoided->0006_0012__studiously [mnr] 0006_0014__committing committing 0006_0013__avoided->0006_0014__committing [arg1] 0006_0014__committing->0006_0007__submissions [arg0] 0006_0016__any_0006_0018__position any_position 0006_0014__committing->0006_0016__any_0006_0018__position to[clr] 0006_0017__clear clear 0006_0016__any_0006_0018__position->0006_0017__clear [attrib] 0006_0020__the_0006_0021__issue the_issue 0006_0016__any_0006_0018__position->0006_0020__the_0006_0021__issue on
arc(r_0006_0005__and,r_0006_0004__written,conj1).
arc(r_0006_0005__and,r_0006_0006__oral,conj2).
arc(r_0006_0007__submissions,r_0006_0001__The_r_0006_0002__Defendant,genv).
arc(r_0006_0007__submissions,r_0006_0005__and,attrib).
arc(r_0006_0007__submissions,r_0006_0009__the_r_0006_0010__Divisional_r_0006_0011__Court,r_0006_0008__to).
arc(r_0006_0013__avoided,r_0006_0007__submissions,arg0).
arc(r_0006_0013__avoided,r_0006_0012__studiously,mnr).
arc(r_0006_0013__avoided,r_0006_0014__committing,arg1).
arc(r_0006_0014__committing,r_0006_0007__submissions,arg0).
arc(r_0006_0014__committing,r_0006_0016__any_r_0006_0018__position,r_0006_0015__to__clr).
arc(r_0006_0016__any_r_0006_0018__position,r_0006_0017__clear,attrib).
arc(r_0006_0016__any_r_0006_0018__position,r_0006_0020__the_r_0006_0021__issue,r_0006_0019__on).


IP-MAT NP-SBJ NP-GENV D The N Defendant GENM 's ADJP AJLYR ADJP ADJ written CONJP CONJ and ADJP ADJ oral NS submissions PP P-ROLE to NP D the NPR Divisional NPR Court ADVP-MNR ADV studiously VBD avoided IP-PPL-OB1 VAG committing PP-CLR P-ROLE to NP D any ADJP ADJ clear N position PP P-ROLE on NP D the N issue PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (NP-GENV;{JOHNSON} (D The;{the})
                                     (N Defendant;{defendant})
                                     (GENM <apos>s))
                  (ADJP (AJLYR (ADJP (ADJ written;{written}))
                               (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                      (ADJP (ADJ oral;{oral})))))
                  (NS submissions;{submission})
                  (PP (P-ROLE to;{to})
                      (NP (D the;{the})
                          (NPR Divisional;{Divisional})
                          (NPR Court;{Court}))))
          (ADVP-MNR (ADV studiously;{studiously}))
          (VBD avoided;{avoid})
          (IP-PPL-OB1 (VAG committing;{commit})
                      (PP-CLR (P-ROLE to;{to})
                              (NP (D any;{any})
                                  (ADJP (ADJ clear;{clear}))
                                  (N position;{position})
                                  (PP (P-ROLE on;{on})
                                      (NP (D the;{the})
                                          (N issue;{issue}))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 6_a_major_case))