Just as in ancient times, without the River Nile, Egypt could not exist.
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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (RB Just) (RB as)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ ancient) (NNS times)))) (, ,) (PP (IN without) (NP (DT the) (NNP River) (NNP Nile))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Egypt)) (VP (MD could) (RB not) (VP (VB exist))) (. .)))
Without the Nile river, Egypt could not exist.
( ( Without ( the ( Nile river ) ) ) ( , ( Egypt ( ( ( could not ) exist ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Without) (NP (DT the) (NNP Nile) (NN river))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Egypt)) (VP (MD could) (RB not) (VP (VB exist))) (. .)))