The more pieces in a marker, the more effort required to make an efficient marker of a given width.
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(ROOT (X (X (X (DT The) (JJR more)) (NP (NP (NNS pieces)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN marker))))) (, ,) (X (DT the) (JJR more)) (NP (NP (NN effort)) (VP (VBN required) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ efficient) (NN marker)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (VBN given) (NN width))))))))) (. .)))
The more pieces in a marker the less work it is to lay out an efficient marker for a certain width.
( ( ( The ( more pieces ) ) ( ( in ( a marker ) ) ( the less ) ) ) ( ( work ( it ( is ( to ( ( lay out ) ( ( an ( efficient marker ) ) ( for ( a ( certain width ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJR more) (NNS pieces)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN marker)) (X (DT the) (JJR less)))) (VP (VBP work) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB lay) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ efficient) (NN marker)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (JJ certain) (NN width))))))))))) (. .)))