The owners were wed to the Our Place name, hence the awkward hybrid.

It remains to be seen whether the salvaging of the facade will yield a credible simulacrum of the landmark or merely an awkward hybrid.

When the film was released, it proved an awkward hybrid - too glumly realistic for Mr. Stallone's action fans, too broad and violent for indie-philes.

NOT one of the contributors to this lively collection is happy with the subject: men in feminism produce only an awkward hybrid, "femmeninism," that no one really wants to talk about.

But it is also a hybrid, a somewhat awkward hybrid at times.

She has worked hard to please everyone and satisfy herself, creating an awkward hybrid of comforting old First Lady rituals and unsettling new co-Presidential power structures.

"Whatever You Say I Am" is a compelling but awkward hybrid between fan fodder and serious thought.

And his persona is an awkward hybrid of goad and town crier.

Separation of Powers Issue In separation of powers terms, the sentencing function traditionally has been an awkward hybrid, requiring an unusual degree of partnership from the three branches.

Mr. Buford entwines the tale of his culinary education around the imposing figure of Mr. Batali, which makes "Heat" a somewhat awkward hybrid.