Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: g(f(x),y) -> f(h(x,y)) 2: h(x,y) -> g(x,f(y)) There are 2 dependency pairs: 3: G(f(x),y) -> H(x,y) 4: H(x,y) -> G(x,f(y)) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {3,4}. - Consider the SCC {3,4}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [f](x) = [G](x,y) = [H](x,y) = x + 1, rule 4 is weakly decreasing and rule 3 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.