::Current economic weakness may be a result of high energy prices.

Noun phrases can be identified by the possibility of pronoun substitution, as is illustrated in the examples below.

::a. This sentence contains two noun phrases.
::b. It contains them.
::a. The subject noun phrase that is present in this sentence is long.
::b. It is long.
::a. Noun phrases can be embedded in other noun phrases.

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