the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ delicate) (NN tightrope)) (PP (IN between) (ADJP (JJ farcical) (CC and) (JJ loathsome)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )))))