( Times ( ( longer ( than ( an hour ) ) ) ( ( may ( be ( divided ( into ( ( several ( shorter ones ) ) ( dispersed ( throughout ( the day ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Times)) (ADVP (RB longer) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT an) (NN hour)))) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN divided) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (JJ several) (JJR shorter) (NNS ones)) (VP (VBD dispersed) (PP (IN throughout) (NP (DT the) (NN day))))))))) (. .)))
Times longer than an hour may be divided into several shorter ones dispersed throughout the day.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Bacteria)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB divide) (NP (NP (QP (JJ several) (NNS times))) (NP (DT an) (NN hour))))) (. .)))