a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (NN crescendo)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ encompasses) (NP (NP (ADJP (JJ many) (JJR more)) (NNS paths)) (SBAR (IN than) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD started) (PP (IN with)))))))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (ADJP (JJ ) (JJR )) (NNS )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBD ) (PP (IN )))))))))))