As Sudanese authorities became less obliging, normal costs of doing business increased.
( ( As ( ( Sudanese authorities ) ( became ( less obliging ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( ( normal costs ) ( of ( doing business ) ) ) ( increased . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (NNP Sudanese) (NNS authorities)) (VP (VBD became) (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ obliging))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (JJ normal) (NNS costs)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG doing) (NP (NN business)))))) (VP (VBD increased)) (. .)))
Sudanese authorities are harsh.
( ( Sudanese authorities ) ( ( are harsh ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Sudanese) (NNS authorities)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ harsh))) (. .)))