( It ( ( usually ( ( takes ( ( as ( long ( as two ) ) ) months ) ) ( to ( process ( a claim ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (ADVP (RB usually)) (VBZ takes) (NP (QP (RB as) (JJ long) (IN as) (CD two)) (NNS months)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB process) (NP (DT a) (NN claim)))))) (. .)))
It usually takes as long as two months to process a claim.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT This) (NN process)) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS longest) (NN amount)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time)))))) (: :) (S (NP (DT an) (NN ocean) (NN basin)) (VP (VBZ forms) (PP (IN between) (NP (CD two) (NNS continents))))) (. .)))
This process usually takes the longest amount of time: an ocean basin forms between two continents.