( ( ( ( ( ( ( An earthquake ) ( in 1999 ) ) ( failed ( to ( damage ( the plant ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( construction ( was ( delayed ( six months ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT An) (NN earthquake)) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1999)))) (VP (VBD failed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB damage) (NP (DT the) (NN plant))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (NN construction)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN delayed) (NP (CD six) (NNS months))))) (. .)))
An earthquake in 1999 failed to damage the plant, but construction was delayed six months.
(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))))))) (. .)))