the net cost of operations.
( ( ( the ( net cost ) ) ( of operations ) ) . )
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ net) (NN cost)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS operations))) (. .)))
The gross cost.
( The ( gross ( cost . ) ) )
(ROOT (NP (DT The) (JJ gross) (NN cost) (. .)))