comes across as a fairly weak retooling 
(ROOT (VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RB across)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB fairly) (JJ weak)) (NN retooling)))))
(ROOT (VP (VBZ ) (PRT (RB )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN )))))