is less compelling than the circumstances of its making 
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(ROOT (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR ) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN ))))))))