is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB entirely) (RB too) (JJ straight) (HYPH -) (VBN faced)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB transcend) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ clever) (NN concept)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (RB ) (RB ) (JJ ) (HYPH ) (VBN )) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN )))))) (. )))