inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN inertia)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB arrest) (NP (NN development)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NML (JJ dead) (HYPH -) (NN end)) (NN existence)))))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN )) (SBAR (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NML (JJ ) (HYPH ) (NN )) (NN )))))))))