Smart men make good thieves, as long as they're desperate.
( ( Smart men ) ( ( ( ( make ( good thieves ) ) , ) ( ( as long ) ( as ( they ( 're desperate ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Smart) (NNS men)) (VP (VBP make) (NP (JJ good) (NNS thieves)) (, ,) (SBAR (ADVP (RB as) (RB long)) (IN as) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP 're) (ADJP (JJ desperate)))))) (. .)))
A desperate and smart man makes a good thief.
( ( A ( ( ( desperate and ) smart ) man ) ) ( ( makes ( a ( good thief ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (ADJP (JJ desperate) (CC and) (JJ smart)) (NN man)) (VP (VBZ makes) (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN thief))) (. .)))