YES # Parallel rule labeling (Zankl et al. 2015). Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(f(f(x))) -> a() f(f(a())) -> a() f(a()) -> a() f(f(g(g(x)))) -> f(a()) g(f(a())) -> a() g(a()) -> a() All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(f(f(f(x))) -> a()) = 6 phi(f(f(a())) -> a()) = 5 phi(f(a()) -> a()) = 4 phi(f(f(g(g(x)))) -> f(a())) = 6 phi(g(f(a())) -> a()) = 7 phi(g(a()) -> a()) = 2 psi(f(f(f(x))) -> a()) = 6 psi(f(f(a())) -> a()) = 1 psi(f(a()) -> a()) = 3 psi(f(f(g(g(x)))) -> f(a())) = 7 psi(g(f(a())) -> a()) = 7 psi(g(a()) -> a()) = 6