( We ( ( 're ( optimistic ( that ( we ( can ( ( ( ( ( ( ( influence them ) and ) ( ( keep them ) ( from ( ( doing too ) ( ( ( many cuts ) and ) maybe ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( in ( a ( few places ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( ( beef ( the system ) ) up ) ( in ( the North ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VBP 're) (ADJP (JJ optimistic) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VP (VB influence) (NP (PRP them))) (CC and) (VP (VB keep) (NP (PRP them)) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG doing) (ADVP (RB too)) (NP (NP (JJ many) (NNS cuts)) (CC and) (RB maybe)))))) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS places))) (, ,) (VP (VB beef) (NP (DT the) (NN system)) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNP North)))))))))) (. .)))
We're optimistic that we can influence them and keep them from doing too many cuts and maybe, in a few places, beef the system up in the North.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS People)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB help) (VP (VB keep) (NP (DT a) (NN forest)) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN place)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNS birds) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB live) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG preventing) (NP (ADJP (RB too) (JJ many)) (NNS trees)) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN cut) (PRT (RP down)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))