( ( In ( ( the earthquake ) ( of ( 1995 ( in ( Kobe ( , Japan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( house construction ) ( ( contributed ( to ( the ( high ( death toll ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN earthquake)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (CD 1995)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Kobe) (, ,) (NNP Japan))))))) (, ,) (NP (NN house) (NN construction)) (VP (VBD contributed) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (JJ high) (NN death) (NN toll)))) (. .)))
In the earthquake of 1995 in Kobe, Japan, house construction contributed to the high death toll.
(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))))))) (. .)))