wsj_1251.ann

T1	NonCausal 327 336;344 346	permitted to
E1	NonCausal:T1 Arg0:T2 Arg1:T3
A1	Obligation-permission E1
T2	Argument 305 326	The 1987 highway bill
T3	Argument 337 343;347 495	states raise the speed limit to 65 mph from 55 mph on interstate roads, which are defined as highways that pass through areas with fewer than 50,000 people
T5	Argument 503 507	1987
T4	Motivation 497 502	Since
E2	Motivation:T4 Cause:T5 Effect:T6
A2	Degree E2 Facilitate
A3	Temporal E2
T6	Argument 509 570	40 states have increased the speed limit on rural interstates
T7	Consequence 620 633	attributed to
E3	Consequence:T7 Effect:T8 Cause:T9
A4	Degree E3 Facilitate
T8	Argument 576 616	About one-third of the fatality increase
T9	Argument 634 648	greater travel
T10	Consequence 674 687	attributed to
E4	Consequence:T10 Effect:T11 Cause:T12
A5	Degree E4 Facilitate
T11	Argument 654 670	about two-thirds
T12	Argument 688 730	other factors {primarily to greater speed}