( ( ( ( Protons and ) neutrons ) ( in ( stable nuclei ) ) ) ( ( are ( generally ( bound ( to ( ( the nucleus ) ( by ( ( approximately 8 ) MeV ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Protons) (CC and) (NNS neutrons)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ stable) (NNS nuclei)))) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (RB generally) (VBN bound) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN nucleus)) (PP (IN by) (NP (QP (RB approximately) (CD 8)) (NNS MeV))))))) (. .)))
Protons and neutrons in stable nuclei are generally bound to the nucleus by approximately 8 MeV.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Nuclei)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (RB even) (NNS numbers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS protons)) (, ,) (NP (NNS neutrons)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (DT both))))))) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ likely) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ stable))))))) (. .)))