Far more acquired valuable skills but lived in stagnant economies that could not generate satisfying jobs.
( Far ( ( ( ( more ( acquired ( valuable skills ) ) ) but ) ( lived ( in ( ( stagnant economies ) ( that ( ( could not ) ( generate ( satisfying jobs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Far)) (VP (VP (ADVP (RBR more)) (VBD acquired) (NP (JJ valuable) (NNS skills))) (CC but) (VP (VBD lived) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ stagnant) (NNS economies)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD could) (RB not) (VP (VB generate) (S (VP (VBG satisfying) (NP (NNS jobs)))))))))))) (. .)))
Most people didn't pick up any new skills but there were plenty of employment opportunities to go around.
( ( ( ( ( Most people ) ( ( did n't ) ( ( pick up ) ( any ( new skills ) ) ) ) ) but ) ( there ( were ( ( plenty ( of ( employment opportunities ) ) ) ( to ( go around ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJS Most) (NNS people)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB pick) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (DT any) (JJ new) (NNS skills))))) (CC but) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (RB plenty)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN employment) (NNS opportunities))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB go) (PRT (RP around)))))))) (. .)))