This edition when published was said to give more word definitions than any other British desk dictionary; including its main competitor, The Concise Oxford . But in 1986 it was moved into second place by the second edition of Collins Dictionary of the English Language .  ( Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language seems about the same size as the Oxford ; the Gage Canadian Dictionary is slightly smaller.)
( ( ( ( ( ( ( This edition ) ( when ( ( ( published ( was ( ( ( said ( to ( ( give ( more ( word definitions ) ) ) ( than ( any ( other ( British ( desk dictionary ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ; ) ( ( including ( ( ( its ( main competitor ) ) , ) ( The ( Concise Oxford ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) But ) ( ( in 1986 ) ( it ( was ( ( moved ( into ( second place ) ) ) ( by ( ( the ( second edition ) ) ( of ( ( Collins Dictionary ) ( of ( the ( ( ( English ( Language . ) ) -LRB- ) ( ( ( Webster 's ) ( New ( World Dictionary ) ) ) ( of ( the ( American Language ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( seems ( about ( ( the ( same size ) ) ( as ( the Oxford ) ) ) ) ) ) ; ) ( ( the ( Gage ( Canadian Dictionary ) ) ) ( is ( slightly smaller ) ) ) ) . ) -RRB- )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT This) (NN edition)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (S (S (VP (VBN published))) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN said) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB give) (NP (JJR more) (NN word) (NNS definitions)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT any) (JJ other) (JJ British) (NN desk) (NN dictionary)))))) (: ;) (FRAG (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ main) (NN competitor)) (, ,) (NP (DT The) (NNP Concise) (NNP Oxford)))) (. .))))) (CC But) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1986))) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN moved) (PP (IN into) (NP (JJ second) (NN place))) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ second) (NN edition)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP Collins) (NNP Dictionary)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NP (NP (NNP English) (NNP Language) (. .)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Webster) (POS 's)) (NNP New) (NNP World) (NNP Dictionary)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP American) (NNP Language))))))))))))))))) (VP (VBZ seems) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN size)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT the) (NNP Oxford))))))) (: ;) (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Gage) (NNP Canadian) (NNP Dictionary)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB slightly) (JJR smaller)))) (. .) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
This dictionary did not have nearly as many words as any of the others of that time period. 
( ( This dictionary ) ( ( ( did not ) ( have ( ( ( nearly ( as many ) ) words ) ( as ( any ( of ( ( the others ) ( of ( that ( time period ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT This) (NN dictionary)) (VP (VBD did) (RB not) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (RB as) (JJ many)) (NNS words)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT any)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS others)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT that) (NN time) (NN period)))))))))) (. .)))