a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness . 
(ROOT (S (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB really) (JJ good)) (NN premise)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN frittered) (PRT (RB away)) (PP (IN in) (NP (ADJP (JJ middle) (HYPH -) (PP (IN of) (HYPH -) (NP (DT the) (HYPH -) (NN road)))) (NN blandness))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (VP (VBN ) (PRT (RB )) (PP (IN ) (NP (ADJP (JJ ) (HYPH ) (PP (IN ) (HYPH ) (NP (DT ) (HYPH ) (NN )))) (NN ))))) (. )))