But by one measure, it seems to have been static.
( But ( ( by ( one measure ) ) ( , ( it ( ( seems ( to ( have ( been static ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (CC But) (PP (IN by) (NP (CD one) (NN measure))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ seems) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (JJ static))))))) (. .)))
They were expecting it to be less stable.
( They ( ( were ( expecting ( it ( to ( be ( less stable ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG expecting) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ stable))))))) (. .)))