an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ effective) (NN portrait)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN life)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN stasis))))) (: --)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ))))) (: )))