GAO's prior work on best practices covers achieving the first knowledge point.
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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (NNP GAO) (POS 's)) (JJ prior) (NN work)) (PP (IN on) (NP (JJS best) (NNS practices)))) (VP (VBZ covers) (S (VP (VBG achieving) (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN knowledge) (NN point))))) (. .)))
GAO studies the best practices for knowledge in finance.
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(ROOT (S (NP (NNP GAO)) (VP (VBZ studies) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS best) (NNS practices)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN knowledge)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN finance))))))) (. .)))