emerges as powerful rather than cloying 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ emerges) (PP (IN as) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ powerful)) (CONJP (RB rather) (IN than)) (JJ cloying))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ )) (CONJP (RB ) (IN )) (JJ ))))))