takes a hat-in-hand approach 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (DT a) (NML (NML (NN hat)) (HYPH -) (PP (IN in) (HYPH -) (NP (NN hand)))) (NN approach)))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NML (NML (NN )) (HYPH ) (PP (IN ) (HYPH ) (NP (NN )))) (NN )))))