( ( By ( ( the possession ) ( of ( a ( thousand years ) ) ) ) ) ( ( The soil ) ( ( is ours ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN By) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN possession)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (CD thousand) (NNS years))))) (NP (DT The) (NN soil)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (PRP ours))) (. .)))
By the possession of a thousand years The soil is ours.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Soil)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ renewable) (NN resource)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB take) (NP (NP (CD thousand)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS years)))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB form)))))))))) (. .)))