the beaten path , not necessarily for the better 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (VBN beaten) (NN path)) (, ,) (PP (ADVP (RB not) (RB necessarily)) (IN for) (NP (DT the) (JJR better)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (VBN ) (NN )) (, ) (PP (ADVP (RB ) (RB )) (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJR )))))