downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves 
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB downhill)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB soon)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (JJ macho) (NN action) (NNS conventions)) (VP (VBP assert) (NP (PRP themselves))))))))
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB )) (ADVP (ADVP (RB ) (RB )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (JJ ) (NN ) (NNS )) (VP (VBP ) (NP (PRP ))))))))