, no matter how degraded things get . 
(ROOT (FRAG (, ,) (ADVP (RB no) (RB matter) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how) (VBN degraded)) (S (NP (NNS things)) (VP (VBP get))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (FRAG (, ) (ADVP (RB ) (RB ) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB ) (VBN )) (S (NP (NNS )) (VP (VBP ))))) (. )))