Instead, in a number of cases their rulers sought to buy off local Islamist movements by ceding control of many social and educational issues.
( Instead ( , ( ( in ( ( a number ) ( of cases ) ) ) ( ( their rulers ) ( ( sought ( to ( ( ( buy off ) ( local ( Islamist movements ) ) ) ( by ( ceding ( control ( of ( many ( social ( and ( educational issues ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Instead)) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS cases))))) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS rulers)) (VP (VBD sought) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB buy) (PRT (RP off)) (NP (JJ local) (JJ Islamist) (NNS movements)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG ceding) (NP (NP (NN control)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ many) (JJ social) (CC and) (JJ educational) (NNS issues))))))))))) (. .)))
Islamist movements would not accept bribery from rulers.
( ( Islamist movements ) ( ( ( would not ) ( ( accept bribery ) ( from rulers ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Islamist) (NNS movements)) (VP (MD would) (RB not) (VP (VB accept) (NP (NN bribery)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNS rulers))))) (. .)))