( ( ( Compute distances ) ( solely ( on ( ( `` ( great ( circle '' ) ) ) ( routing ( ( the ( shortest distance ) ) ( between ( ( two points ) ( on ( the globe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( is NOT ) ( a ( straight line ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Compute) (NNS distances)) (PP (RB solely) (IN on) (NP (NP (`` ``) (JJ great) (NN circle) ('' '')) (VP (VBG routing) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS shortest) (NN distance)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (CD two) (NNS points)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN globe)))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB NOT)) (NP (DT a) (JJ straight) (NN line))) (. .)))
Compute distances solely on &quot;great circle&quot; routing the shortest distance between two points on the globe is NOT a straight line.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Distance)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN length)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN route)) (PP (IN between) (NP (CD two) (NNS points))))))))) (. .)))