. . . [I]n my mind they were competing venues for command and control and decisionmaking.
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(ROOT (S (: ...) (NP (NNP -LSB-) (NNP I) (NNP -RSB-)) (VP (VBP n) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mind)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VP (VBG competing) (NP (NP (NNS venues)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN command) (CC and) (NN control))))) (CC and) (VP (VBG decisionmaking)))))))) (. .)))
They were competing for control and power rather than working together to make decisions.
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(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (S (VP (VP (VBG competing) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN control) (CC and) (NN power)))) (CONJP (RB rather) (IN than)) (VP (VBG working) (ADVP (RB together)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (NNS decisions))))))))) (. .)))