Sentences with phrase «as tweener»

New York normally stands out as a tweener show; it's not as truck - focused as Detroit and it's not as luxury - oriented as Los Angeles, though there have been surprises from both ends of the spectrum in the past.

Almost stuck as a tweener.

Sproles, Cooley, etc were described as tweeners on the offensive side of the ball.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Droid Xyboard 8.2 were seen as tweeners in their day, but the 8 - inch form factor has since picked up mainstream popularity thanks to devices like the iPad mini.

Not exact matches

Campbell could still shine in the right system, likely as a CF in a counter based offense or as a support striker in a system with 2 forwards, but he is just a «tweener in a system with either 1 or 3 forwards.

Curry's senior season came and went, and while he excelled, leading the Knights to a 21 - 11 record, scouts and recruiters derided him as the dreaded «tweener,» not a true point guard and too small, at 6» 2, to be a capable shooting guard.

Leighton replaces Maguire in the system as a AHL vet, and Maguire was a ECHL / AHL tweener at this point in time anyway.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

That would put pressure on San Francisco's «tweener» backs — 216 - pound strong safety Jeff Fuller and 223 - pound rookie safety Greg Cox, who are bigger than defensive backs but smaller than linebackers — to hang in tough as run - stopping linebackers.

As dynamic as he is offensively, Monk is still a tweener at 6» As dynamic as he is offensively, Monk is still a tweener at 6» as he is offensively, Monk is still a tweener at 6» 3.

Though Washington could end up as a defensive tweener at the next level if his athleticism doesn't allow him to play big, but there's some stuff to like here.

Porter can serve as a point forward at times and is incredibly versatile, something you can't say about Harris and Harkless, who, although talented, already have the look of classic «tweeners.»

Loosely based on Shakespeare's «Twelfth Night,» this comedy geared to the tweener set cleverly weaves in many of the Bard's characters and keeps the play's central conceit of a girl attempting to pass as a boy.

Most of the supplemental material aims squarely at tweeners, but the rest of us can discover some fun tidbits as well.

Aimed at the «tweener demo, the picture's simplistically - scripted storyline pits good versus evil as embodied by the Guardians of the Universe (the Green Lantern Corps) and a pair of diabolical antagonists in Parallax (Clancy Brown) on Oa, and Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard) down on this planet.

A turn of the cinematic page reveals Ana reincarnated as a «tweener whilst experiencing the pangs of pubescence as she parades around town with her overprotective mom.

That tweener definitely will be a V - 8, but he is unwilling to say whether the as - yet unannounced V - 8 will be naturally aspirated or turbocharged.

But because the Crosstrek is, as it always has been, basically a jacked - up Impreza with more serious four - season tires and fender cladding, not an SUV on a compact car platform and its own blown - out «tophat,» it turns out to be a «tweener, with just a 1.2 - inch increase in wheelbase, 0.6 - inch increase in overall length, and 0.9 - inch wider body compared with the model it replaces.

As you probably know by now, the Titan XD is Nissan's tweener — a not - quite - heavy - duty but more - than - light - duty «Xtra Duty» option in the fullsize truck space.

Speaking of segments, we consider the Maxima to be a» «tweener,» a car that exists between two popular categories: the midsize family sedans (such as the Toyota Camry) and the entry - level luxury class (which includes the 330i and 3.2 TL).

Instead of nicely slotting into a pre-established segment, the XT4 stands out as a bit of a «tweener.

Ford has been selling the F - Series since 1948, but the F - 150 model didn't arrive until 1975, when Ford used it as a «tweener pickup to span the gap between the F - 100 and F - 250.

And e-book readers such as Amazon's Kindle, which typically come with 6 - inch screens, have shown there's demand for «tweener» devices.

TabletPCReview asked how they plan to avoid being seen as a «tweener,» a tablet not quite right for consumers because of its business focus, and not quite ready for the enterprise because of its consumer appeal.

Climatologists such as Nuccetelli realize that these «tweeners» represent real and serious competition to their views, and so they go to great lengths to avoiding acknowledging them, harping endlessly on «deniers».