The ability to keep learning, to keep discovering, and to keep inventing becomes even more important if we are to compete in tomorrow's world.
( ( The ( ability ( ( ( ( ( ( to ( keep learning ) ) , ) ( to ( keep discovering ) ) ) , ) and ) ( to ( keep inventing ) ) ) ) ) ( ( becomes ( ( even ( more important ) ) ( if ( we ( are ( to ( compete ( in ( ( tomorrow 's ) world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN ability) (S (VP (VP (TO to) (VP (VB keep) (S (VP (VBG learning))))) (, ,) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB keep) (S (VP (VBG discovering))))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB keep) (S (VP (VBG inventing)))))))) (VP (VBZ becomes) (ADJP (ADJP (RB even) (RBR more) (JJ important)) (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP are) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB compete) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN tomorrow) (POS 's)) (NN world))))))))))) (. .)))
We can afford to slack a little in today's world because the competition is very weak.
( We ( ( can ( afford ( to ( ( ( slack ( a little ) ) ( in ( ( today 's ) world ) ) ) ( because ( ( the competition ) ( is ( very weak ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB afford) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB slack) (NP (DT a) (JJ little)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN today) (POS 's)) (NN world))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (DT the) (NN competition)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ weak)))))))))) (. .)))