( ( Despite ( being ( ( ( affected ( by ( the ( 2010 ( and ( 2011 ( Canterbury earthquakes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) while ) ( under construction ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( the earthquakes ) ( ( ( ( caused ( no ( direct damage ) ) ) , ) ( although ( ( the alignment ) ( had ( to ( be ( resurveyed ( after ( each earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Despite) (S (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN affected) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (CD 2010) (CC and) (CD 2011) (NNP Canterbury) (NNS earthquakes))) (NP (NN while)) (PP (IN under) (NP (NN construction))))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNS earthquakes)) (VP (VBD caused) (NP (DT no) (JJ direct) (NN damage)) (, ,) (SBAR (IN although) (S (NP (DT the) (NN alignment)) (VP (VBD had) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN resurveyed) (PP (IN after) (NP (DT each) (NN earthquake))))))))))) (. .)))
Despite being affected by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes while under construction, the earthquakes caused no direct damage, although the alignment had to be resurveyed after each earthquake.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Damages) (CC and) (NNS deaths)) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB directly)) (VP (VBN affected) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NN construction)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT an) (NN earthquake))))))) (. .)))