( ( Better criteria ) ( ( would ( ( take ( into account ) ) ( ( ( ( the elevations ) ( of ( roads ( -- ( and ( ( other lifelines ) -- ) ) ) ) ) ) ( as ( well as ) ) ) ( ( the elevations ) ( of ( ( protective barriers ) ( such ( as ( ( ( breakwaters and ) spits ) ( of land ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Better) (NNS criteria)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB take) (PP (IN into) (NP (NN account))) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS elevations)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS roads)) (PRN (: --) (CC and) (NP (JJ other) (NNS lifelines)) (: --))))) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS elevations)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ protective) (NNS barriers)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NNS breakwaters) (CC and) (NNS spits)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN land))))))))))) (. .)))
Better criteria would take into account the elevations of roads-- and other lifelines -- as well as the elevations of protective barriers such as breakwaters and spits of land.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Structures)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VB protect) (NP (DT the) (NN coast)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NN barrier) (NNS islands))))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN called) (NP (NNS breakwaters)))) (. .)))